Exam 12: Problem Solving

Amber lives in a housing development between two parallel streets that both connect to a freeway.She usually takes the street to the south when heading southbound on the freeway to work, but that street is closed for repairs for three months.Amber takes the street to the north during that time.After the street to the south is re-opened, she continues to take the street to the north, even though it is a slightly longer route.Continuing to take the street to the north represents

Define and give examples of convergent and divergent thinking.How do these relate to creativity? Describe experiments that show how fixation can affect creativity.

In analogical problem solving, the _____ problem has higher difficulty than the _____ problem.

Describe the approach to problem solving involving search.Describe the elements of a problem space.Define the problem solving strategy known as means-end analysis.

The elements of the problem space include all of the following EXCEPT

Holyoak and Koh presented different versions of the lightbulb problem to assist in solving the radiation problem.They found the ____ version to be more effective, because it had ____ features in common with the radiation problem.

The typical purpose of subgoals is to

Describe the experiments that show how the surface and structural features of problems influence people's ability to make effective use of analogies in problem solving.Make sure you define and identify surface and structural features in your answer.