PSYC 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Functional Fixedness, Word Jazz, Cognitive Load

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 213
• Professor: Signy Sheldon

Document Summary

Multiple sol harder to represent in minds :. Hard to find sol. i. e: making new puzzle, trying to find summer job. Well- defined (constraint = has to do w/ music) : can make word jazz. Ill no constraints (path to solution isn"t clear) Ill- defined = greater activity in right lateral (increase cognitive load) How we solve and not structure of problem. Lab studies use these tasks that require step by step strategies but wanna understand insight. Innovation and discoveries (1) triangle problems (2) cheap necklace problem (3) it"s a women"s team. Trapped there so did more experiments w/ apes. Ape- sultan : only gave him 2 short poles to get to banana. Animals can have insight peanut in tube (puts water in there to get it to rise) ape. Structurally blind / reproduce superstitious behaviour (reapply model of thinking to every situation) Productive thinking discovery and innovation understanding the structure of the problem comes first.