PSYC 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Latent Inhibition, Divergent Thinking, Electric Light
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Obstacle between a present state and a goal. Not immediately obvious how to get around the obstacle. Well-defined: correct answer, certain procedures will lead to solution: ex: math. Ill-defined: path to solution is unclear, no one correct answer: ex: how to get to d. c. (train, bus, taxi, flight, drive, etc. ) How people represent a problem in the mind. How solving a problem involves the reorganization/restructuring of the representation. Restructuring: changes the problem"s representation: kohler"s circle problem. Know the radius, what is the diagonal part. Look at the other diagonal, which is the same as x. Insight in problem solving: sudden realization of a problem"s solution, the aha! Moment: you have to restructure and rethink a problem, then you find the solution. Gold rings: you have four chains, but you can only open and close three links. So you have to open and close all three links on one chain and put them together: metcalfe and wiebe (1987)
