PSY 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Confirmation Bias
26 Apr 2016
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Problem-solving: type of cognitive activity, types of problem-solving strategies: Trial + error: randomly trying something and hoping to stumble on the correct answer. Insight: sudden realization of a solution that happens when we reorganize the way we look at the problem (aha phenomenon) Ex: rearrange the letters to make one word: newdoor one door. Algorithm: a step by step method that will guarantee a solution but can be time consuming. Ex: knful unscramble the letters to find word. If you use algorithm, then the algorithm may be writing out every combo of the letters, but there are 120 combinations which is time consuming. Heuristic: a short cut and it tends to be more efficient but no guarantee of solution. Ex: looking at the letters and telling yourself the word will not start with kn, or nl and eliminating them and seeing combinations that are more likely to occur in a word (answer: flunk: obstacles to problem-solving:
