Upgrade to remove ads
Only $35.99/year

COGNITIVE FINAL

Terms in this set (52)

When you step away from a problem and then return to the problem later
Incubation
A shortcut in decision-making that relies on the information that is most readily available, rather than the total body of information on a subject.
Heuristic
The conditions and aspects of the problem are clearly specified without ambiguities or uncertainties
Well-Defined Problems
What are examples of Well-Defined problems?
Games, mazes, arithmetic
The conditions and aspects are not clearly specified. Ambiguities and uncertainties cloud the paths to the goal.
Ill-defined problem i.e attaining a desired career
Researchers ask participants to "think aloud" as they work through a problem
Verbal protocols
Researchers log the steps a solver takes on the way to a solution
Intermediate products
Refers to the objective factors of a problem outside of cognitive processes
Task environment
Refers to the mental representation or the task environment wherein the problem-solving process occurs
Problem space
Refers to a past, present, or future state in the problem solving situation
Problem state
Refers to the means by which a problem solver can move from one state to another
Problem operator
A systematic procedure which is certain to produce a solution to a problem
Algorithm
Which is more efficient, algorithm or heuristic?
Heuristic
An example of a heuristic. At any given point in a problem space, one must simply choose the next state closest to the goal
Hill climbing Heuristic
The problem solver reviews numerous problem operators available and identifies which on best reduces the distance to the goal
Means-End Analysis Heuristic
Other sets by this creator