PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stroop Effect
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Set of operations: initial state set of operations goal state, stage 1. Generate possible solution: stage 2, stage 3, stage 4. Test solution revise steps 1,2,&3 if they didn"t work before. Depends on your preferences and experience/ knowledge and the situation. Experience develops schemas and scripts and hey help to solve specialized classes of problems. Experts: rely on general problem solving methods, use working memory versus long-term, large number of schemas to guide problem solving in their field. Development of expertise: feature detectors (expert neurons) in brain become quicker and stronger. Algorithm: formulas or procedures (step-by-step) that automatically generate correct solutions. Heuristic rule of thumb : general problem solving strategies that we apply to certain, mental short cuts classes of situations. What makes it possible to solve a problem: Slow you down to override that- just like experienced drivers. Mental set: stay with one approach to the problem. Fixed in perception of proper/typical function an object.
