Discuss the role of intuition in expert cognition. How do experts use intuition? How does it differ from the way novices might employ intuition? What are possible outcomes of the reliance on intuition by experts?
What will be an ideal response?
Experts use intuition that is based on their broad experience and knowledge base to
solve problems. They are less stereotypic than novices in their approach. Novices
tend to focus on formal procedures and miss subtleties that experts perceive.
Increased accuracy, increased speed at solving problems, and prevention of errors
are possible outcomes when experts use their intuition.
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