Thinking & Language

Phoneme

Smallest unit of sound.

Morpheme

Smallest unit with meaning; basically a bunch of phonemes put together.

Whistic Determinism

Language determines the way you think.

Algorithm

Trying every solution until one works; guarantees success but is time consuming.

Heuristic

Shortcut, but success isn't guaranteed.

Representative Heuristic

A template/example of something that we think of (stereotypes).

Availability Bias

Instant/default memory as soon as you hear about a topic.

Mental Set

Trying to use old solutions to new problems.

Functional Fixedness

When you don't realize something has another function than what is intended.

Framing

The way something is presented.

Gambler's Fallacy

Thinking something is gonna turn out a certain way because of a pattern, but failing to use logic for reasoning.

Sunk Cost Fallacy

When you put so much dedication into something that it becomes hard to give up on it.

Planning Fallacy

Overestimating your future leisure time and income.

Divergent Thinking

Looking at all possible solutions.

Convergent Thinking

Looking at all possible solutions and choosing one.

Deductive Reasoning

General info on a topic will help solve a specific problem.

Inductive Reasoning

Applying specific knowledge to a general topic.

Prototype

Best example of a concept.

Superordinate

Finding a solution by pooling together effort.

Subordinate

Someone who is under the control of an authority figure.

Intuition

An effortless automatic feeling or thought contrasted with explicit, conscious reasoning.

Creativity

Ability to produce new and valuable ideas.