Exam 12: Problem Solving

The similarity of the source and target domains is one of the constraints in multiconstraint theory.

Incubation never leads to correct problem solving.

Neurological studies show that problem solving can be helped by increased neural suppression of remote associations.

Identify seven suggestions for improving problem solving (of the ten presented by Radvansky & Ashcraft in the course text).

A problem that has clear initial and end states is called _______________

According to the multiconstraint theory of problem solving,analogical problem solving is aided by finding and using __________.

Which of the following was a limitation of the General Problem Solver (GPS)?

In problem solving,insight is __________.

Which is NOT true of practice?

Neuropsychological research supports each of the following claims EXCEPT __________.

Using the solution to a problem as basis for solving a problem is part of the strategy of __________.

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

H.M.,the famous anterograde amnesic,would likely __________.

Which is NOT true of increasing domain knowledge?

Automating some aspects of problem solving __________.

Finding an acceptable or satisfactory solution to a problem,even though the solution may not be optimal,is _____________________.

The example from the text,"A room full of Ph.D.s and nobody can open a book" (using a partially open textbook to adjust height of projection from a slide projector with a broken base),illustrates __________.

Problem solving can be facilitated by analogical reasoning.

In terms of consciousness,analogical problem solving __________.

The right hemisphere tends to be more active during insight problems than during routine problems.