GEOLOGY 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Functional Fixedness, Gross Domestic Product, Major Sundarrajan
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Problem solving: the process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues. Thinking: going beyond the information given, a complex high-level skill that fills the gap of evidence. Focused: begins with a clear starting point and has a specific goal. Unfocused: character of daydreaming, or unintentionally calling to mind a number of different and loosely related ideas. Introspection: detailed, concurrent, and non-judgmental observation of the contents of your consciousness as you work a problem. Don"t explain or justify what you are thinking about, just report it. Ill-defined problems: don"t have their goals, starting information or steps clearly spelled out. Let"s call him and see if he can help (solution) Useful when effectiveness not a lot of quickly when possibilities to there are many keep track of. Can you help me" (testing) and when between x there is no and y) particular guidance. Comparing the goal with the starting point, thinking of possible ways of overcoming the difference and.