PS102 Lecture 11: Problem Solving & Intro to Intelligence (Feb. 9 2016)
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Lecture 11 problem solving cont. and intro to. Mental set (using a set algorithm to solve a problem when there. Functional fixedness (not seeing a secondary way to use is a better way) something) War and radiation: attack the tumor by attacking it from multiple angles at the, similar to war tactics one central weak point. You should give yourself opportunities to incubate when writing essays/papers. Incubation is when you take a break from a particular activity/problem for a period of time and then go back to it later. Making the choice: rational not usually, biased often, we are often biased about our decisions and rarely rational. Tie probability to what is more familiar, more likely. Tie probability to what is closest to the prototype or what is expected. Abandon logical rules in favor of personal answer: representativeness, affect, biases emotions/moods. It"s hard to be an asshole, you want to be fair.
