EDUC 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Divergent Thinking
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10:38 am: feb 27, problem solving nad critical thinking. Operations- what actions can you perform to reach the goal: the tower of hanoi. Move- the tower from the left peg to the rightmost peg. Never placing a larger disk on top of a smaller one. Only move on disk at a time. Problem spacer- the set of all stats that can be achieved during the: well-defined problems course of solving a problem. Correct sequence of steps (operations) will lead to the solution. May not know when you reach it. Ex- chess and marriage: factors affecting problem solving. Connect the dots with four straight lines example. Mental set- solution that has worked in the past. May help us quickly assess and solve new problems. May interfere with seeing a different solution. Functional fixedness- type of mental set regarding the functions of things. We tend to only see solutions that involve using object in its expected.
