PSYC 2400H Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Functional Fixedness, Lev Vygotsky

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400H
• Professor: Brenda Smith- Chant

Document Summary

Problem solving: what is a problem, occurs when there is an obstacle between a present state and a goal. Limitations to problem solving: fixation, focusing on a specific characteristic, functional fixedness, focusing on specific functions/uses. Why (cid:862)think aloud protocol(cid:863)? follow thinking: vygotsky: role of (cid:862)private speech(cid:863) Private speech and cognition: ages 2-7 children use overt speech, becomes their inner voice, evidence that children with ld/delays use longer. Analogies: tricky: often employed, noticing the relation, mapping correspondence, applying the mapping, by creating correspondence: 80+% can solve (without only 10%) Issue for consideration: creative people in many field are frequently novices.