Chapter 12: Problem Solving Flashcards

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What are features

A

specific reasoning processes that can be acquired

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Features improve with what kind of practice

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  • deliberate
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3
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What is metacognition

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our awareness of our own mental processes

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We can look at problems and quickly decide whether it can be retrieved from memory or has to be solved effortfully, or switch between the 2 using…

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metacognition

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5
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What is an analogy

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problem solving is enhanced by knowing the solution to a similar problem

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What does Analogical transfer refer to

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the ability to transfer a solution from one problem to the next

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Does problem solving use principles that are domain-specific or not

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not

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8
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Problem solving requires _______?

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Intelligence

- The ability to derive general principles and apply it in other domains

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9
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Analogies only helps those who notice ______ between the conditions

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similarity

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10
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What is the role of analogy in problem solving. Give an example of your own.

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problem solving is enhanced by knowing the solution to a similar problem
- car stuck in mud vs car stuck in snow

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11
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What is the Gestalt Approach

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Restructuring a problem to find a solution

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What are the two aspects to problem solving (Gestalt)

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  1. problem representation

2. insight

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What is problem representation

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how a problem is represented in the mind

- changing the representation of a problem can help arrive at solutions (restructuring)

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14
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What is insight in the gestalt approach

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the sudden emergence of a solution

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15
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What is restructuring

A

changing the representation of a problem can help arrive at solutions

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16
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What is the result of insight

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restructuring

17
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What are insightful solutions

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  • participants are not aware they are getting closer to a solution
18
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What is functional fixedness

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  • the fixation on the primary function of an object

- inability to think of novel uses

19
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How can we fix fixedness

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can be reduced by restructuring the problem

20
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How does functional fixedness affect problem solving. Is functional fixedness always an impediment to problem solving?

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Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that negatively affects a person’s ability to problem-solve and innovate. The bias causes a person to look at a problem in only one specific way and it can prevent them from developing effective solutions to their challenge.

21
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What is a mental set

A

preconceived notion of how to solve a problem

- based on past experiences

22
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What is the information-processing approach

A
  • problem solving as a search process

- get from initial to the goal

23
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One way to find the solution is to reduce the difference between initial and goal state by creating

24
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What are the features of experts (5)

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  • experts have more knowledge about the field
  • they organize knowledge differently (more visualizations)
  • spend more time analyzing problems and less time implementing solutions
  • higher automatization of subprocesses
  • better metacognition
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What may be the characteristics of “expert” students.
- resourceful and knowledgeable - strategic - goal oriented
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what is creativity
- producing something that is original and worthwhile
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Does creativity use divergent or convergent thinking
divergent thinking (more than one correct answer) many solutions to a problem
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what is incubation and what brain network is it associated with
putting aside a problem without thinking about it - Works by reducing the effects of negative transfer, functional fixedness, and mental set - DMN
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How is creativity related to generating ideas
Creative people score highly on tests of divergent thinking | - lots of ideas
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Creativity is related to commitment how?
Creative individuals work long and hard in their area of interest - Learn about previous works and ideas and build on/diverge from it to create something new
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What is intrinsic motivation
being motivated by curiosity or interest or personal satisfaction
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What is extrinsic motivation
being motivated by external rewards (money, fame)
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What are the personality characteristics of a creative person (5)
- open to new experiences - self- confidence - dominant/hostile - unconventional - sometimes abandon/ neglect or exploit relations
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What brain networks are involved in creativity
DMN | Executive control network
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Why can frontal lobe lesion patients solve some problems faster
Because there is less frontal-based filtering of information, therefore reduced functional fixedness
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The DMN and Mind wandering are associated with what? why?
creativity | - DMN activity increases during mind wandering
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DMN activity during incubation may result in ?
insightful problem solving and creativity