Exam 11: Problem Solving and Creativity

Anatoly has been playing chess since early childhood, and is described as an expert player. His cousin Viktor has only recently begun to play the game, and describes himself as a novice. We would expect Anatoly to outperform Viktor on tests of his memory for

Suppose that you have always prepared a casserole in a certain fashion. Then you buy a food processor. It would be most efficient to prepare the ingredients in a new order, but you follow your old, familiar order. The strategy that you are using is

Which of the following research questions would have the highest ecological validity?

Suppose that you are in charge of the Psychology Club's annual picnic, and you need to fill each student's lunch container with a main course (beef, chicken, or vegan), as well as a dessert (lemon or chocolate). The most effective way to represent this information would be to create

Suppose that you have solved a problem by letting the letter x represent one unknown and by letting the letter y represent another unknown. Which problem-solving method have you used?

Suppose that several high school algebra teachers are trying to encourage their students to use analogies more appropriately when they try to solve word problems. The teachers should instruct students

According to the research on visual images and problem solving,

Which of the following examples about intrinsic motivation is correct?

Suppose you have just read over an algebra problem, and you have now created an internal representation of the important information. According to the discussion of problem solving, you have mastered the stage called

Your friend Jerome has lost his contact lens in his room. He begins searching in one corner and methodically moves from right to left and then back from left to right, examining every square inch. What strategy is he using?

Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about expertise during problem solving?

According to the research on the use of diagrams in problem solving,

When people are solving a problem such as the Elves and Goblins problem in your textbook, they generally avoid

Suppose that you believe you can increase your cognitive performance by challenging yourself to work harder and more effectively. According to your textbook, you would have

In which of the following areas are expert problem-solvers and novice problem-solvers likely to be most similar?

Chapter 11 examines the effect of stereotype threat on problem solving. Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about stereotype threat?

The computer simulation called General Problem Solver

Which of the following research topics would be most interesting to a psychologist who favors the situated-cognitive approach?

According to the introduction to the section on problem understanding,

The introductory discussion about creativity in Chapter 11 pointed out that