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Which of the following problems is the most ill-defined: [Hint]
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In order to study problem solving, researchers use a more dynamic form of introspection called [Hint]
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Figuring out how to get enough money to buy a car involves which type of problem? [Hint]
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Which of the following presents an arrangement problem: [Hint]
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Thorndike and the behaviorists believed that problems are solved through [Hint]
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According to the law of effect, if a child throws a temper tantrum in a store and her mother gives in and buys her a toy, the next time they go to the store, the child would [Hint]
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Wolfgang Kohler concluded that problem solving in apes occurs through [Hint]
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The General Problem Solver (GPS) solves problems using which method? [Hint]
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When Quinn and Spencer (2001) gave males and females math problems, manipulating the variable of stereotype threat (with high threat and low threat), they found that the [Hint]
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Jake wanted to watch television but gave up when the remote control wasn't working.
Forgetting that the set could be operated manually just because he always used the remote control in the past, demonstrates [Hint]
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Functional fixedness was evident when [Hint]
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The chef asked her assistant to go to the garden and get some mint. Unfortunately, when he got there, he saw that all the little signs that used to label the herb plants were gone. Not knowing which was the mint, he decided to use an algorithmic solution and picked [Hint]
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Which of the following people is using a heuristic to solve his problem: [Hint]
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Eleanor used a working backwards solution when she [Hint]
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The house they bought was a real "fixer-upper." So Anthony and Pam divided the overwhelming renovation job into many small projects.
The solution they chose was [Hint]
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Which of the following problems (described in the text) uses analogy as a solution: [Hint]
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Gick and Holyoak (1983) found that participants were most likely to make use of analogies under which of the following conditions: [Hint]
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Needham and Begg (1991) investigated whether transfer-appropriate processing increases the likelihood that solvers would notice analogies.
Along with source problems, they presented participants with either memory-oriented instructions or solution-finding instructions.
What was their finding? [Hint]
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DeGroot, in classic studies of the memory ability of chess players of varying skills, found that [Hint]
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The fact that residents in a hospital usually recall more about specific patient cases than do experienced physicians is an example of the [Hint]
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When Wiley (1998) tested baseball experts and novices on RAT (Remote Associates Test) items, she found that expertise [Hint]
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Linda has taken up watercolor painting. Today, she is seated at an easel, with her paints, paper, brushes, and palette and is wondering what to paint.
At which stage of the creative process is she? [Hint]
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Metcalfe and Weibe (1987) collected ratings of warmth from participants who were given insight and non-insight puzzles to solve. What did their results demonstrate from a metacognitive standpoint? [Hint]
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Research suggests that insight is a ________ process, and that incubation ________ it. [Hint]
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Creative individuals are likely to exhibit which of the following traits: [Hint]
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