PSY 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Problem Solving, Yorkshire Tiger, Major Crimes

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 308
• Professor: Jonathan Wilbiks

Document Summary

Problem: defines as a state where there is a gap or barrier between where the problem solver is and where he or she wants to be. Have different parts, and problem solving occurs in stages. There are many ways to increase the success of problem solving that involve increasing alternatives generated to solve the problem and using multiple ways to understand the problem. Problem #1: a frog fell into a five foot deep well and needs to begin arduous task of hopping out. Every hour he jumps two feet, but then slides back one foot. Newell & simon (1972) have conceptualized all the problems as consisting of parts or components: An initial state, a goal state, and solution paths that link the initial state to the goal state. A problem is solved when the problem solver can find paths from the initial state the goal state.