PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Functional Fixedness
8 Dec 2020
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Ill-defined a problem with no clear statement at the outset of how the goal should be characterized or what operations might serve to reach that goal. Ex. having a good time on vacation, saving money for college. Many ill-defined problems have reasonably well-defined parts. By solving each of these you can move toward solving the overall problem. Add some structure to the problem by including extra constraints or assumptions. Narrower set of options in how you might approach it. Clearly specified goal state manageable set of operations to try. Usually, more than one way to understand the problem. Your chances of solving the problem depend on how you represent the problem in your thoughts. Functional fixedness a tendency to be rigid in how one thinks about an object"s function. This generally involves a strong tendency to think of an object only in terms of its typical function. Box presented full of tacks only 40% solved the problem.
