Tag: Problem solving

On problem-solving

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Author: Duncker, Karl Description: To study productive thinking where it is most conspicuous in great achievements is certainly a temptation, and without a doubt, important information about the genesis of productive thought could be found in biographical material. A problem arises when a living creature has a goal but does not know how this goal is to be reached. Whenever one cannot go from the given situation to the desired situation simply by action, then there has to be recourse to thinking. The subjects (Ss), who were mostly students of…

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Using Riddles and Interactive Computer Games to Teach Problem-Solving Skills

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Author: Doolittle, John H. Description: Cognitive flexibility, which is defined as the ability to generate several categories of possible solutions, is identified as the most critical aspect of creativity training. Word tables, interactive computer games, and riddles are used to develop cognitive flexibility. Preliminary results from analyses with quasi-experimental designs provide promising evidence that these methods are effective in enhancing creative and other forms of critical thought in college students. Subject headings: Cognitive flexibility; Creativity; Critical thought; College students; Teaching; Problem-solving Publication year: 1995 Journal or book title: Teaching of…

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Analogical transfer in perceptual categorization

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Author: Casale, Michael B.; Roeder, Jessica L.; Ashby, F. Gregory Description: Analogical transfer is the ability to transfer knowledge despite significant changes in the surface features of a problem. In categorization, analogical transfer occurs if a classification strategy learned with one set of stimuli can be transferred to a set of novel, perceptually distinct stimuli. Three experiments investigated analogical transfer in rule-based and information-integration categorization tasks. In rule-based tasks, the optimal strategy is easy to describe verbally, whereas in information-integration tasks, accuracy is maximized only if information from two or…

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