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1 .       Algorithms always lead to the correct solution of a problem. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       The main reason that people fail to use analogies in solving problems is that they are unable to map the key elements of two analogous problems. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       When participants were asked to generate their own analogies to solve problems, structural, rather than surface, similarity of problems played a much larger role. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       Chase and Simon (1973) found that when experts were asked to encode random positions of chess pieces, there recall was much better than that of novices. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Novices are more likely than experts to work backwards to solve a problem, whereas experts are more likely to reason from givens toward a goal. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       Insight problems involve one key misassumption that if removed would lead to an easy solution. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       Cultural diversity enhances creativity. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       The left hemisphere plays a more important role in creative thinking than does the right hemisphere. [Hint]

 
 






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