algorithm

(noun)

A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that begins with an input value and yields an output value.

Related Terms

  • phenomenology
  • confirmation bias
  • insight
  • heuristic
  • intuition
  • gestalt
  • scientific method

(noun)

A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.

Related Terms

  • phenomenology
  • confirmation bias
  • insight
  • heuristic
  • intuition
  • gestalt
  • scientific method

Examples of algorithm in the following topics:

  • Problem-Solving

    • The way we solve problems can be influenced by algorithms, heuristics, intuition, insight, confirmation bias, and functional fixedness.
    • Algorithms are mental processes which relate to how people understand, diagnose, and solve problems, mediating between a stimulus and response.
    • A mathematical formula is a good example of an algorithm, as it has a straightforward and step-by-step way of being solved.
    • Some of these mental processes include functional fixedness, confirmation bias, insight and intuition phenomenology, heuristics, and algorithms.
    • Examine how algorithms, heuristics, intuition, insight, confirmation bias, and functional fixedness can influence judgment and decision making.
  • Problem Solving

    • Two of them, algorithms and heuristics, are of particularly great psychological importance.
    • An algorithm is a series of sets of steps for solving a problem.
    • Additionally, you need to know the algorithm (i.e., the complete set of steps), which is not usually realistic for the problems of daily life.
    • The difference between an algorithm and a heuristic can be summed up in the example of trying to find a Starbucks (or some other national chain) in a city.
    • An algorithm would be a series of steps: "Walk in an increasingly large grid pattern around the city blocks until you find a Starbucks or you have looked at every street."
  • Cognitive Psychology

    • Cognitive theory contends that solutions to problems take the form of algorithms, heuristics, or insights.
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