PSYC 1000 Chapter 8.2: PYSC*1000 - 8.2

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

8. 2 problem solving, judgement, and decision making. Problem solving: accomplishing a goal when the solution or the path to the solution is not clear. Life contains obstacles that interfere with our ability to reach goals, must use techniques and strategies to overcome obstacles. There are two types of problem-solving strategies, one is logical and one is more subjective. Example you lost your phone so a logical approach would be to make a list of places you"ve last been, a logical approach would be to think of places you typically lose your phone. Algorithms: problem-solving strategies based on a series of rules (logically) Computers are good with algorithms, not so much people. Heuristics: problem-solving strategies that stem from prior experiences and provide an educated guess as to what is the most likely solution, commonly said rule of thumb . Some situations require different problem solving than others to be the most successful (hangman example)