PSY 220 - Thinking,Memory,And Problem Solving

Institution:

Lewis & Clark College

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Description:

Davidson, Nilsen Content: Application of cognitive theory to decision making and problem solving. Selective perception, memory, contextual effects on decision making, paradoxes in rationality, biases created from problem-solving heuristics, probability and risk assessment, perception of randomness, attribution of causality, group judgments and decisions. Prerequisite: Psychology 100. Taught: Each semester, 4 semester credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lclark.edu/

Phone Number:

(503) 768-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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