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Unit 3
Problem Solving
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/21/2009

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Algorithm:
Definition
Systematic procedure that is guarunteed to furnish the correct answer to a problem if it is followed correctly because the procedure involves evaluating all possible solutions
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Heuristics:
Definition
Educated guesses or rules of thumb for solving problems that are not guarunteed to yield the correct answer.
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Functional Fixedness:
Definition
Inability to see new uses for familiar objects
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Psychological Set (Set Effect)
Definition
Bias toward the use of certain problem-solving approaches because of past experience
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Creativity:
Definition
Ability to produce work that is both novel and appropriate
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Convergent thinking:
Definition
When all lines of thought converge on one correct answer
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Divergent thinking:
Definition
Takes our thinking in different directions in search of multiple answers to a question
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