PSYCH207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Inclined Plane, Chessboard, Functional Fixedness
22 Jul 2016
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In the previous section, we covered a number of different problem solving strategies. These st rategies are useful because many problems that we have to solve can"t be solved in a single step. In addition, many problems have barriers that hinder us from successfully solving a problem. What we"re going to talk about now are some of the classic bloc ks, some of the classic things that hinder us from successfully solving a problem. Before we do this, i"m going to present to you a couple problems that highlight this phenomenon. When i present you with the problem, what i want you to do is press pause on the module, so that you can work on it a little bit before you move on to see the actual solution. The first two problems i want you to try are called the nine dot and the six matches problem. So, first, take a look at the nine dot problem.
