Social; In Action 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologySocial Psychology in ActionUniversityAll boards Created by: oliviamaylongCreated on: 17-10-17 15:51 Describe the Naive scientist theory People are logical and rational when navigating through the social world, sometimes described as the 'cold system' 1 of 10 Why might individuals not act as a Naive scientist and use Cognitive Misers instead? Because it is more effortful and a time-consuming process 2 of 10 Name three reasons why an individual might use a cognitive miser 1.) Limited cognitive resources 2.) Reluctant to use effort 3.) Save time and effort 3 of 10 Describe the Cognitive miser theory Quick, automatic and effortless, sometimes described as the 'hot system' 4 of 10 What is a stereotype an example of? A representative Heuristic 5 of 10 If an example of something is easy to recall, what type of heuristic is this called? Availability Heuristic 6 of 10 If an individual bases their judgement on their emotional state, what type of heuristic is this? Affect heuristic 7 of 10 Name the three type of heuristics for cognitive misers Availability, Representative and Affect Heuristics 8 of 10 Why might an individual take the naive scientist approach when making a judgement? When they have enough time, have a cognitive load, an important decision, the right information is available 9 of 10 Why might an individual choose to take the cognitive miser approach to making a judgement? When they have lack of time, have a high cognitive load, not an important decision, lacking information 10 of 10
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