Problem 3 Flashcards

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What is design thinking ?

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  1. It is a methodology for generating innovation
  2. Begins with developing an understanding of the users need + behaviors by observing them in their natural environments

–> explores possible solutions for improving the user experience

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What are cognitive traps?

Which ones may be possibly encountered in the process of innovative thinking ?

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Cognitive traps can hinder observation + interfere with understanding the users experience

  1. Top down processing
  2. Encoding failures
  3. Inattentional blindness
  4. Conformation bias
  5. Fundamental attribution error
  6. Sunk cost trap
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Top down processing

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Refers to a tendency to draw conclusions early based on experience + expectations rather than waiting for direct observation

–> may lead to encoding failures

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Encoding failures

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Refer to instances where apparently unimportant details are simply not captured/missed

–> due to fact that brain usually focus on the core of a situation to maximize efficiency

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Inattentional blindness

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Failing to see things in plain sight because the attention is directed elsewhere

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Conformation bias

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Refers to a manifestation of preexisting beliefs or preferences, which cloud the information collection process

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How can we overcome these cognitive traps ?

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By using metacognition, meaning the ability to think about our own cognitive processes

–> this ability to notice when we are slipping into cognitive traps and employ effective countermeasures.

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Mental sets can make it easy so solve a particular class of problems, but attachment to the wrong ones can inhibit creativity.

How can such fixation be combatted ?

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  1. Reframing, meaning rethinking the problem
  2. Assume an alternative identity, meaning imagining how others might face the challenge
  3. Avoiding to invest too heavily in a single idea but keeping multiple
  4. Taking notes of feedback for later processing
  5. Attention to cognitive traps
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Fundamental attribution error

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Refers to the tendency to rationalize our own failures as being due to external circumstances

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Sunk cost trap

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Refers to a situation when learning + adaptation become constrained by a heavy emotional investment in the initial idea

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Creative cognition approach

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Suggests that the acquisition of different knowledge systems is precursory to the generation of creative ideas

–> helps overcome cognitive fixedness

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Similarity processing mindest

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Refers to a process by which individuals focus on the similarities between the comparison target and the standard

  • indicates target-standard similarity
    ex. : foreign culture vs local culture
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Dissimilarity processing mindset

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Refers to a process by which individuals focus on the dissimilarities between the comparison target + the standard

–> indicates target-standard contrast

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Creativity is enhanced when you adopt the … mindset. Why is that ?

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Dissimilarity

–> when being exposed to dual cultural primes with higher levels of cultural distance one will automatically be inclined to adopt a difference mindset, as opposed to when the two contrasting cultures aren’t that different from each other but rather similar

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Incubation period

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Refers to the temporary shift away from an unsolved problem that allows a solution to emerge seemingly as if from no additional effort

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What are the 4 phases in problem solving ?

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  1. Preparation
  2. Incubation
  3. Illumination
  4. Verification
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Conscious-work hypothesis

(Incubation)

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States that incubation effects are due to issues such as reduction of mental fatigue + additional covert problem solving during incubation period

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Unconscious-work hypothesis

(Incubation)

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Suggests that positive incubation effects are the result of gradual + unconscious problem solving processes that occur during incubation period

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What are the 3 unconscious processes that have been proposed to account for incubation effects ?

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  1. Eliciting new knowledge
    * Activation will spread towards previously ignored but relevant memory items
  2. Selective forgetting
    * IP will weaken the activation of inappropriate solution concepts that distract from the relevant ones
  3. Problem restructuring
    * the individuals mental representation of a problem will be reorganized
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What facilitates postincubation problem solving/positive incubation effects ?

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  1. A certain level of involvement in other tasks during the incubation period
  2. A long incubation period
  3. A better memory for failed problems

–> failure in general

  1. Fixation on misleading information before incubation period
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What are the cross cultural differences when it comes to creativity ?

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Westerners are more creative, whereas easterners are better at deductive reasoning

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Why are easterners less creative than westerners ?

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  1. Collectivistic culture
  2. Eastern societies put more emphasis on social roles + education
  3. Prefer to apply intuitive reasoning when problem solving
  4. Put emphasis on mimicking existing abilities with the aim to refine them
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Deductive reasoning

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Requires the use of conscious intent to develop logically justifiable conclusions from a set of premises provided

–> top-down reasoning

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Intuitive reasoning

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Refers to experience based reasoning, where one overlooks rules + logic when at odds with intuition

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Formal reasoning
Refers to ***rule based reasoning*** which emphasizes logical inference and _overlooks sense experience when conflicted with rules + logic_
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Creativity
Refers to the ability to create something that is judged by a group of experts in a certain field as ***both original + worthwhile*** --\> it is a product of culture that'd be ***meaningless without the judgments of others***
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How do western societies foster creativity ?
1. ***Being individualistic***, because one has to stand out from the group in order to be unique 2. Apply ***formal reasoning***
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Creativity requires ...
1. ***Skills*** 2. ***Dispositions*** (Attitudes) * intrinsic motivation 3. ***Translations into action*** 4. ***Overcoming misconceptions*** * e.g.: brainstorming, relaxation
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Insights
Experience of ***suddenly realizing how to solve a problem*** --\> incubation can be involved but doesn't always have the needed effect
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Well defined problems
1. Refer to ***problems where all aspects of it are clearly specified*** 2. Most _commonly used in research_ as an optimal strategy can easily be identified --\> Initial goal, methods available ex.: maze, chess
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Ill defined problems
Refer to ***problems where the definition of it is underspecified*** --\> _goal etc are unclear_ ex.: keys locked in a car, most everyday problems
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Knowledge rich problems
Can only be saved with considerable amounts of prior knowledge
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Knowledge lean problems
***Can be solved without prior knowledge*** as necessary info is provided by a problem statement
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Which aspects influence problem solving ?
1. ***Past experience*** a) Functional fixedness b) Einstellung 2. ***Incubation*** 3. ***Expertise*** a) Chunking b) Template Theory c) Routine + Adaptive expertise
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Functional fixedness
Failing to solve a problem because we ***assume from past experience that any given object has a limited number of uses*** --\> e.g.: getting stuck on a problem
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Einstellung
Refers to a ***mental set in which people use a familiar strategy even where there is a simpler alternative*** --\> if it doesn't work one thinks the problem cannot be solved using it
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Chunking theory
Memory chunks contain more info + more chunks can be used
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Template theory
***Chunks that are used frequently develop into more complex data structures*** --\> using few large templates that are more general rather than a large number of chunks
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Routine expertise
Refers to ***using acquired knowledge to solve _familiar problems_ efficiently***
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Adaptive Expertise
Refers to ***using acquired knowledge to develop strategies for dealing with _novel_ _problems_***
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Trial and error learning
Producing fairly ***random responses rather than actively using a specific train of thought*** --\> thereby finding the solution
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Reproductive thinking
Refers to the ***re-use of previous experiences*** to solve a current problem
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Productive thinking
Solving a problem by developing an ***understanding*** of ***the problems underlying structure*** --\> Gestalt approach
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Problem Space
Refers to the entire range of ***components that exist in the process of finding a solution to a problem***
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Means ends analysis
Refers to a heuristic method based on ***creating a sub goal to reduce the difference between the current + goal state*** --\> used to solve problems
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Hill climbing
***Changing the present state of a problem, by choosing the option that will get you apparently closer to the goal*** * making short term goals, and focusing on these --\> simpler than means ends, therefore used in problem solving