Exam 10: Problem Solving and Reasoning

Problems exist when there are ___________ to reaching a goal.

Three heuristics for problem solving were presented in the text.Choose two heuristics and explain how they are different.

Briefly describe the SMT model.

Heuristics : usually right :: algorithms : ______________.

Anagrams are examples of ______________ problems.

Damage to what area of the brain is associated with repeating the same mistakes during problem solving?

You want to go to graduate school to become a cognitive psychologist.In order to gain acceptance,you develop several subgoals.You work to get a 3.90 GPA in your major and at least a 3.50 GPA overall.You also start working with faculty members on research so that you can gain research experience and so they can get to know you better and write better letters of recommendation.You take a GRE course as well to help maximize your GRE scores.What kind of heuristic did you use to develop this plan?

Problems exist when there are ___________ to reaching a goal.

Heuristics are ______________.

When trying to discover a rule,as in Mastermind,which type of rule is the most difficult to discover?

_________________ involves applying knowledge from a relatively known source domain to another target domain.

Describe the initial and goals states and the operations for the Tower of Hanoi task.

Describe your strategy for the game of Clue in terms of inductive reasoning.

In addition to the working memory areas,inductive reasoning tasks also activate the ________________,which is important for long-term memory.

There are a total of _______ syllogisms using all combinations of qualifiers for two premises and one conclusion.Only ____ of these syllogisms are valid.

The 2-4-6 task shows that most people try to find ____________ evidence to test the accuracy of their hypotheses.

"If p then q" is a premise for a _____________.

People make errors evaluating syllogisms by being too influenced with either the __________ or the __________ of the syllogism.

_____________ are actions that you can take to get from the start state to the problem solution.

Using the water jug problem,demonstrate how the hill climbing heuristic can lead to incorrect solutions.