Exam 12: Problem Solving

According to neuropsychological research,insight problem solving is more likely to occur when there is increased cortical activity __________.

__________ is setting a problem aside for a period of time to help solve it.

Insight problem solving is associated with __________.

Well-defined problems have all of the following EXCEPT __________.

What are the four general characteristics of problem solving as defined by Anderson (1980,1985),as discussed by Radvansky & Ashcraft in the course text?

Problem solving by assessing the relationship between two similar situations or problems involves __________.

What is the name for the desired endpoint of problem solving?

Gestalt is __________.

Given what you know about what parts of the brain are involved in problem solving,what sorts of brain damage would you expect to impede effective problem solving,and why?

Which of the following is most helpful in solving the four-disc Tower of Hanoi problem?

In studies of problem solving,a word-for-word transcription of what the participant said aloud during the problem-solving attempt is __________.

When using analogy to solve problems,the current problem is called the __________domain.

When people think about objects only in the standard way,this is called negative set.)

The means-end analysis used by GPS illustrated the importance of means-end analysis for an understanding of human problem

In studies of problem solving,a word-for-word transcription of what the subject said aloud during the problem-solving attempt is a ______________________.

Neuroimaging work suggests that,surprisingly,the frontal lobes are not involved in insight problem solving.

What is distinctive about the General Problem Solver (GPS)?

The early work on problem solving was done by the German _____________ psychologists.

Incubation in problem solving is __________.

Which is NOT true?