PSY 452 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: General Problem Solver, Situated Cognition, Brute-Force Search
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Thinking require you to go beyond the information you were given so that you can reach a goal. Goal state: what you reach when you solve the problem. Obstacle: restrictions that make it difficult to proceed from the initial state to the goal state. Understanding: in problem solving research, means that you have constructed a well-organized mental representation of the problem, based on both the info provided in the problem and your own previous experience. Paying attention to important information (cid:894)bra(cid:374)sford a(cid:374)d tei(cid:374)(cid:895) prese(cid:374)ted alge(cid:271)ra (cid:862)story pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s(cid:863) to a group of (cid:272)ollege stude(cid:374)ts: ex. Immediate negative reaction: thoughts distracted students, effective problem solvers focus on the appropriate part. Methods of representing the problem: problem representation is the way you translate the elements of the problem into a different format. If you choose an appropriate representation you are more likely to reach an effective solution. Situated cognition approach: we often use helpful information in our immediate environment to create spatial representations.
