PSY 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Eureka Effect, Functional Fixedness, Problem Solving
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Insight - deep, useful understanding of a problem. Problem solving - restructure a problem to gain insight into its solution. Representation > solution phase > get stuck (can go to failure) > insight > restructuring > success or failure. Support for insight as a unique type of problem solving. Every 15 seconds, they rated how close they felt to solution through feelings of warmth ratings. Cold vs hot to how close they were to achieving the results. You feel like you"re moving towards progress in algebra, and insights it just comes to you in a moment. Ability, genetic disposition to be an expert at something, comes naturally. Pick it up easily, born to do it. Another belief is that it comes with hard work. There is nothing special about experts spatial memory when it is randomized board. They"re able to have a better configuration memory, where there is an actual board position.
