PH 132- General Psychology

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1 PH 132 - General Psychology Week 7 Discussion Angela Clarkston PH 132 - General Psychology Erin Ugboaja 02 / 27 / 2013 What is cognition, and what are the functions of concepts? Answer: Cognition refers to the mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding, including thinking, reasoning, remembering, and problem - solving. It is how we process information, make decisions, and interpret the world around us. The functions of concepts include: 1. Categorization : Concepts allow us to group similar objects, events, or people together, simplifying our understanding of the world. 2. Simplification : Concepts help in making sense of complex information by organizing and simplifying it into more manageable categories. 3. Memory and recall : Concepts aid memory by acting as mental "tags" or frameworks for storing and retrieving information. 4. Problem - solving : Concepts guide us in problem - solving by providing a framework for analyzing and applying knowledge. What cognitive strategies assist our problem solving, and what obstacles hinder it? Answer: Cognitive strategies that assist problem solving include: 1. Algorithms : Step - by - step procedures or formulas that guarantee a solution to a problem if followed correctly. 2. Heuristics : Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision - making, though they may not always lead to the correct answer. 3. Insight : A sudden realization or understanding of how to solve a problem. 4. Trial and error : Trying multiple solutions until one works. Obstacles that hinder problem - solving include:
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