Problem solving quiz

1. 1What does problem solving involve?

   1. AReasoning
      Judgement
      Decision making
   2. BIdeas
      Thought
      Knowledge
2. 2Who defined a problem as having a goal but not knowing how to reach it?

   1. ADuncker (45)
   2. BGilhooly (99)
      
   3. CLuger (76)
3. 3A problem is a gap between?

   1. ACurrent state and goal state
   2. BKnowledge and actions
4. 4What 3 components do problems have?

   1. AStarting state
      Goal state
      Actions between
   2. BA beginning
      A middle
      An end
5. 5Protocol Analysis is?

   1. AWriting down what you think
   2. BThinking out loud
6. 6What does protocol analysis tell us?

   1. AWhat the person is thinking
   2. BThe p.s. strategies adopted by individuals
   3. CHow well a person is at info. processing
7. 7Who hypothesised that when medical experts use contextual info in diagnosing patients biomedical knowledge is suppressed?

   1. ADuncker
   2. BGauss
   3. CGilhooly et al
8. 8What is the hallmark of the Gestaltists in p.s?

   1. AInsight
   2. BOutsight
   3. CUpsight
9. 9What according to the Gestaltists can lead to a solution?

   1. ARestructuring
   2. BEmphasis
   3. CSearch processes
10. 10Who investigated restructuring and how did they do it?

    1. ADuncker (45) - X-ray problem
    2. BSimon & Hayes (76) - Tower of Hanoi puzzle
    3. CLuchins and Luchins (59) - Water jar problem

11. 11What causes insight not to be achieved?

    1. AMisconceptions
    2. BMisleading representations
    3. CLack of knowledge
12. 12What causes the SET effect?

    1. AHabitual ways of tackling a problem & unwarranted assumptions about the problem
    2. BFailure to perceive the problem
13. 13What experiments investigated the SET effect?

    1. AThe water jar problem (Luchins & Luchins)
       The 9-dot problem
    2. BThe tower of Hanoi problem
       The hobbits and Orcs problem
14. 14Who investigated functional fixity?

    1. ADuncker (45) The candle problem
    2. BLuchins and Luchins (59) The water jar problem
    3. CSimon and Hayes (76) The tower of Hanoi puzzle
15. 15What is functional fixity?

    1. AA block in p.s caused by failing to fully perceive the object in question
    2. BFixing a problem by finding a solution
    3. CFinding a new way to solve a problem
16. 16What is a state space diagram

    1. AA diagram of the problems state at each move junction
    2. BA diagram of the end goal and how it is achieved
17. 17What does isomorphic mean?

    1. AProblems have the same underlying structure
    2. BProblems have identical state space diagrams
    3. CProblems are represented in the same way
18. 18What is the isomorphic problem created by Simon & Hayes called and what other problem was it similar to?

    1. AThe monster change & the monster move problem
    2. BThe tower of Hanoi problem
    3. CThe tower of London problem
    4. DThe 9 dot problem
19. 19Which did people find harder to solve - the monster change or the monster move problem

    1. AMove
    2. BChange
20. 20Which rules influence problem difficulty?

    1. AInternal and external representation
    2. BAbstract representations
21. 21Within the information processing approach p.s is seen as a what?

    1. ASearch process
    2. BInternal representation
22. 22Where do search processes hold goals and intermediate results?

    1. Alimited capacity working memory
    2. BLong term memory
23. 23What is progressive deepening?

    1. ASearching a limited length of sequence and then back up
    2. BGradual search of each stage

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