PSY270H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Pliers, Functional Fixedness, Political Mutilation In Byzantine Culture
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: occurs when there is an obstacle between a present state and a goal and it is not immediately obvious how to get around the obstacle: well-defined problems correctly, will lead to a solution. : have a correct answer, where certain procedures, when applied. Correct answer, and the path to their solution is unclear. : occur frequently in everyday life. do not have necessarily have one. The gestalt approach: problem solving as representation and restructuring: representing a problem in the mind , the solution to a problem depends on how it is represented, restructuring. : process of changing the problem"s representation: restructuring and insight , insight. : people"s tendency to focus on a specific characteristic of the problem: functional fixedness. : restricting the use of an object to its familiar functions: candle problem. : participants" task was to tie together two strings that were solution involved pliers being tied to one of the strings to create a pendulum.
