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Problem Solving 1
Factors that influence problem solving
Question | Answer |
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What is Gestalt in the context of problem solving. | An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. Importance of problem representation |
According to Wallas (1926), what are the three factors that influence problem solving? | Preparation (initial representation), illumination (insight), and incubation. |
List some examples of initial representation in problem solving. | Mutilated checkerboard, psychiatrist problem, buddhist monk problem,and the age problem given in class. |
Describe Metcalf & Wiebe (1987) Illumination/insight study. | Ss had to answer the feeling of warmth procedure why solving either algebra or insight problems. Results suggest there was an "aha" experience with insight problems. |
What is an "aha" experience? | Restructure/reorganize/re-represent the problem. |
What did Silveira (1971) find in incubation research? | 4 hour break had a greater percentage of subjects than 1/2 hour or 30 minutes straight. |
What is the modern view of problem solving? | Problem representation, task conditions, task instructions, individual characteristics, and prior knowledge. |