PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Functional Fixedness, Power Law, Problem Solving
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The word of problem solving: structure of a problem is very important because it provides us with insight as well as constraints. Problem-solving examples #1&2: productive and structurally blind thinking. Bringing in irrelevant information makes you blind to seeing the answer in a simpler way. Problem-solving examples #4: connecting 9 dots with 4 continuous lines, we need to think outside the box (litereally) Problem-solving examples #5: using tools (functional fixedness- can that item be only used for one thing?, pre-utilization (tools in the box) / non pre-utilization (tools outside the box) Problem-solving examples #6: negative transfer- the extra time it takes to solve something in a more complex way. Insight: some p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)e i(cid:374)sight, so(cid:373)e does(cid:374)"t, hints may lead to insight. Hint: researcher bumps one of the strings. Monitory progress a certain way, then evaluate in respect to solving the problem: representational change theory. Changing the way, you see the problem.
