Psychology 3130A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: General Problem Solver, Problem Solving, Hobbit
13 Apr 2016
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Initial state: where i am now (before you begin a behaviour, a physical location or a state of mind. Goal state: where i want to be, what i want to obtain. A problem is: an obstacle between the initial state and the goal state, example: trying to grab a coffee cup on table on a high shelf. A mental model constructed by the solver: two trains at the station (in the textbook, posner"s (1973) trains and bird problem: At 2 p. m. one saturday afternoon two trains start toward each other, one from each station. Just as the trains pull out of the stations, a bird springs into the air in front of the first train and flies ahead to the front of the second train. When the bird reaches the second train it turns back and flies to- ward the first train. The bird continues to do this until the trains meet.
