PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Coin Counterfeiting, Functional Fixedness, Primary Stages
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"the act of finding ways to deal with problems. " "skills and strategies. : we sometimes use previous problem-solving strategies to solve new problems, structuring of problems - the way we understand a problem is important and heavily determines how fast we will solve it. If this isn"t a clear description - refer to this link: http://www. cut-the- knot. org/blue/eightcoins. shtml: tool use: Insight: some problems require insight and some do not, feeling of warmth as a function of problem type, non-insight problems require steps toward such warmth (getting warmer and warmer until you reach your solution). Linked to progress monitoring theory - you get stuck on a way of thinking during the process, and so you attempt it a different way. If you are stumped on a problem, rather than working extra hard for two hours to figure it out, perhaps taking a nap will help.
