PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Functional Fixedness, Conjunction Fallacy, Confirmation Bias
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Problem solving: accomplishing a goal when the solution or the path to the solution is not clear. Algorithms: problem-solving strategies based on a series of rules. Heuristics: problem-solving strategies that stem from prior experiences and provide an educated guess as to what is the most likely solution. Or find out how frequently each letter occurs in the alphabet & guess those letters in order. Heuristic: discover last letter is g guess second-to-last is n (-ing) Ppl impose limitations on where the lines can go. Even though those limits are not a part of the rules. Mental set: a cognitive obstacle that occurs when an individual attempts to apply a routine solution to what is actually a new type of problem. Functional fixedness: occurs when an individual identifies an object or technique that could potentially solve a problem, but can think of only its most obvious function.
