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Problem Solving, Types of Thinking, General Problem Solver, Problem Space Search, Domain Specific Knowledge, Creative Blocks, Historically Creative People, Stages of Creative Process are key points of this lecture. Cognitive Psychology is more interesting subject than any other in all psychology.
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Chapter 13
Problem Solving
Directed vs. undirected thinking Reproductive vs. productive thinking Well-defined vs. ill-defined problems -initial state, subgoals, and goal -operators & problem space
Representing the problem properly is critical. -MC problem -monk problem Isomorphic problems -monster problem
Algorithm -trial and error -systematic search Heuristics -working backwards -analogies -means end analysis
Knowledge is power -finding good representations -learning effective search -metacognitive monitoring
Historical vs. process creativity -novel product -useful product -special talent Stages of creative process -preparation -incubation -illumination -verification