PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Functional Fixedness, Eureka Effect
30 Nov 2017
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A problem can be generally defined as a gap or an obstacle between where you are and where you want to be. Not immediately obvious about how to get around the obstacle. Psychologists are interested in what cognitive processes are involved in solving problems. Well defined problem: a problem with a clear starting point and a fully specified goal. Ill-defined problems: a problem for which the starting point and goal cannot be fully specified. Ex increasing sales for a business, becoming a better person and choosing a career. Psychology research on problem solving focues on well defined problems. Easier to measure peoples solutions solving at least some kinds of problems depends on: how people represent a problem in their mind, changing the representation. If in your mind, line l reps the long side of a triangle. Insight refers to the sudden knowledge of the solution to problem- aha experience . Similar to perceptual illusions like the necker cuve.
