Problem Solving and Creativity

In the problem-solving cycle, what is the primary function of divergent thinking?

What is the key difference between how expert problem solvers and novice problem solvers allocate their mental resources?

According to the description of the 'Hobbits and Orcs' problem, what is the minimum number of steps required to solve it?

What is a problem space in the context of problem-solving?

Which of the following is NOT one of the rules for solving the Tower of Hanoi problem?

In the insight problem about the woman who married 20 different men without breaking any laws, what is the key to the solution?

To be assured of having a matching pair of socks from a drawer with a mix of black and brown socks, what is the minimum number of socks you must withdraw?

What did Janet Metcalfe's study on 'feelings of warmth' reveal about how people experience solving insight problems versus routine problems?

Neuroimaging studies have found that which brain area is particularly critical in the formation of an insightful solution?

In Luchins's water-jar experiments, what percentage of participants who had established a mental set continued to use the more complex formula on problems that could be solved more simply?

What is functional fixedness?

In Gick and Holyoak's studies on analogical transfer using the radiation problem, what was the outcome for participants who produced the convergence solution to the military problem themselves, without being given it?

What is the primary characteristic of positive transfer in problem-solving?

The phenomenon where people see analogies that don't actually exist because of similarity of content is known as what?

According to the theory of embodied cognition, how can our physical actions influence our thought processes in problem-solving?

Which part of the brain is identified as essential for planning for complex problem-solving tasks like the Tower of Hanoi?

What is the defining characteristic of expertise?

In the study of chess experts and novices, what was the key difference in their ability to recall chess positions?

What are verbal protocols in the context of problem-solving research?

What are the two important processes that experts use to shift the burden of problem-solving from working memory to long-term memory?

What does the concept of 'long-term working memory' suggest about how experts handle large amounts of information?

What is the broad definition of creativity that most investigators in the field would agree upon?

How do intrinsic and extrinsic motivation relate to creativity?

What does the investment theory of creativity propose about how creative individuals approach ideas?

In the study on the neuroscience of creativity where participants created stories from lists of words, which of Brodmann's areas (BA) was noted to be active during the more creative task (using unrelated words)?

An 'ill-structured problem' is best defined as a problem that...

What is meant by the term 'isomorphic problems'?

According to Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer, what is the difference between productive thinking and reproductive thinking?

A 'mental set' or 'entrenchment' can hinder problem solving because it causes the problem solver to...

What is stereotype threat?

A meta-analysis of incubation research found that incubation periods are usually more fruitful under what condition?

How do experts and novices typically differ in their problem-solving direction?

In the context of expertise, K. Anders Ericsson argues that the '10,000-hour rule' as proposed by Malcolm Gladwell is a misinterpretation of his research because:

Table 11.3, which characterizes expertise, states that experts develop sophisticated representations of problems based on what?

What is the primary goal of the 'means-ends analysis' heuristic?

In a study of working memory and problem-solving, performance on the Tower of London task was found to account for what percentage of variance in success?

The problem-solving cycle described in the chapter consists of how many steps?

In the study examining novice and expert chess players' memory, the experts' advantage was most pronounced when viewing what?

The evolutionary view of creativity, involving blind variation and selective retention, was first proposed by whom?

What is the primary difference between an algorithm and a heuristic for problem-solving?

In Duncker's candle problem, what must the participant do to overcome functional fixedness and solve the problem?

What does research on the neuroscience of expertise, as reviewed by Guida et al. (2012), suggest happens to brain activation as a novice gains experience?

The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking measure creativity in part by assessing responses to open-ended questions based on what criteria?

According to the chapter, what is one of the three main kinds of errors people make when solving well-structured problems like the 'Hobbits and Orcs' problem?

What does it mean for a problem to be solved through an 'insight'?

In the experiment where participants had to build a hat rack from two sticks and a C-clamp, what was the insightful solution?

How did Wolfgang Köhler's chimpanzee, Sultan, demonstrate insight to get the bananas?

What is the primary theme of the 'investment theory of creativity' developed by Sternberg and Lubart?

In studies of expertise, how does the performance of expert typists change when they are not allowed to look ahead in the text they are typing?

Which cognitive strategy involves breaking down a complex problem into manageable elements?