PSYC 427 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Turing Test, General Problem Solver, Functional Fixedness

• School: Xavier University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 427
• Professor: Dulaney Cynthia

Document Summary

Understand the problem (encode problem into working memory) Devise a plan (search long-term memory for relevant info/past solutions) Carry out the plan (execute solution from ltm) Satisfice = accepting a choice that is good enough. General problem solver (gps; newell & simon, 1972) Contributed to study of problem-solving (response set, insight, incubation, functional fixedness) Did not have operational definitions of their concepts. Did not look at the components of problem-solving, only success of a solution. Turing test = compares processes involved, results, and errors made between humans and computers. Success depends on recognizing the similarity between two problems and recalling the solution to the analogous problem. Work backward (where do i want to end up?) Reduce the difference between initial state and the goal state for each sub-goal. Their results suggest that the analogy approach works. Represent the problem physically, with objects or verbalizations.