| Chapter 7: Cognition Stereotypes taint our logical thinking abilities. In psychology, we tend to focus on the errors our brain makes because it allows us to test its limits and understand its functioning better. The fact that it's flexible is a good thing in general though. We learn language and social norms through implicit learning Children with autism are neither very verbal nor social because they cannot learn complex rules implicitly Allows us to learn things through analogies: applying what's worked in the past to a present problem. |
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