Problem Solving

Question 1

Thorndike: what did he use to study problem solving

Answer 1

Cat

Question 2

Productive process

Answer 2

Thinking is characterized by the restructuring of information in such a way as to provide a solution. Produces insight

Question 3

Solving an non-insight problem. How accurate were participant at predicting how close they were to the solution

Answer 3

Pretty accurate

Question 4

Heuristics

Answer 4

Mental shortcuts to select moves in a problem space

Question 5

Ideational fluency

Answer 5

The number of ideas a person can generate about a particular topic or item. A mesure of creativity

Question 6

Mental set

Answer 6

The tendency to use solutions that have worked in the past

Question 7

Insight

Answer 7

When the solution suddenly comes to consciousness

Question 8

Moravex paradox

Answer 8

What’s most complicated for computers is usually what’s simpler for humans

Question 9

Hill climbing strategy

Answer 9

Select the operation that brings you closer to the goal without examining the whole problem space. Does not always work because sometimes you have to move away from the goal in order to solve it

Question 10

Means end strategy

Answer 10

Include forward and backward movements, takes into account the whole problem space

Question 11

Analogical problem solving

Answer 11

Making comparison between 2 situations; applying the solution from one of the situations to the other situation
The target problem and the source problem

Question 12

The einstellung effect

Answer 12

The bias to use familiar method to solve a problem “I always do this this way”

Question 13

True or false: children are most résistent to functional fixedness

Answer 13

True!

Question 14

Gestalt switches

Answer 14

The experience of having a sudden switch in how you see something

Question 15

4 features of insight

Answer 15

Suddenness
Ease
Positive
Confidence