Exam 11: Problem Solving and Creativity

When it comes to writing term papers,Scott takes much longer conducting his research,organizing his notes,and planning his paper than does David.Yet,David requires more time to do the actual writing of the paper than does Scott.From this we can infer that Scott devotes __________ to __________ planning than does David.

Which of the following is true regarding isomorphic problems?

Studies show that expert problem-solvers tend to devote more of their mental resources to __________ planning than do novice problem solvers.

This part of the problem-solving cycle involves periodically assessing to what extent you are getting closer to the goal.In other words,individuals who are effective problem-solvers will check their performance along the way to decide if they should continue or change their approach.

Devise a technique/procedure that would help a person to get out of functional fixedness.

This particular psychometric approach for assessing creativity looks at the ability of the individual to produce a variety of responses.Those who generate more are seen as being more creative.

This is a particular type of mental set when one believes that members of a particular social group tend to have similar characteristics.

Compare and contrast negative and positive transfer.Develop ways in which one could minimize negative transfer and increase positive transfer.

Jamie is a bright college student who wants to work with people in the medical field.To this end,she is considering a diverse assortment of possible alternative ways to achieve her goal,including becoming a medical doctor,nurse,or physician's assistant.The problem-solving strategy primarily involved in this task is

According to __________ psychologists,insight problems require problem solvers to perceive the problem as a whole,which differs from perceiving the problem as a collection of its parts.

This is the case where an individual is trying to use/apply the structure/solution from one problem on to a new problem.

Which of the following is true regarding the neuroscience of creativity?

Take a problem that you had a difficult time solving and then explain how the problem solving cycle could have been applied or which parts where used.

___ are a type of AI computer program that simulate the reasoning of competent individuals in a particular area of specialty (use if-then rules to capture this knowledge).

This part of the problem-solving cycle occurs once you have arrived at a solution you then assess the quality of your solution.

Studies show that expert problem-solvers tend to devote __________ of their mental resources to global planning than do novice problem solvers.

Steve realizes he and his girlfriend Cathy are not getting along well.Steve thinks that the reason why his girlfriend is unhappy with their relationship is because he spends too much time with his buddies.Yet,according to Cathy,this is not the reason at all.According to Cathy,Steve has failed to __________ the problem correctly.

__________ refers to the tendency to believe that problem situations with similar contexts or content also have analogous formal structures or solution paths.

This proposed method of determining if a computer program is intelligent is if it passes the ____.The AI program passes if an individual has a difficult time distinguishing between the performance ("conversation")of a human from that of a computer.

__________ are statements made by problem solvers.The statements can be about the problem itself or the strategy the individual will use to solve the problem.