PROBLEM-SOLVING BASICS
What is the term for reaching a goal when the solution is not obvious?
What is problem solving?
What strategy guarantees the correct answer but is slow?
What is an algorithm?
What is it called when you only see objects in their usual way?
What is functional fixedness?
What are the three main parts of a problem?
What are initial state, goal state, and obstacles?
What strategy is fast but can lead to errors?
What is a heuristic?
What is repeating the same strategy even when it doesn’t work?
What is a mental set?
What type of thinking transforms information rather than just recalling it?
What is problem solving?
What heuristic involves breaking a problem into smaller steps?
What is means-end analysis?
What is information that distracts from solving a problem?
What is irrelevant information?
What is it called when you mentally represent a problem?
What is a problem representation?
What strategy involves trial and error?
What is a heuristic?
Which obstacle makes people stuck in old thinking patterns?
What is a mental set?
Why is attention important in problem solving?
What is it helps you focus and improves performance?
Which strategy focuses on reducing the gap between current and goal state?
What is means-end analysis?
Which obstacle prevents creative use of tools?
What is functional fixedness?