Problem solving Flashcards
2 stages of Gestalt problem solving
Representation
Restructuring
Insight problems usually have
eureka moments when you properly restructure them
Non-insight problems are usually
analytic based
One way to solve problems is
analogical approach
Notice the relationship
Mapping the samesies
Applying the mapping
Ways to increase creativity
Move eyes side to side
Drink a little booze
live aboard
The remote associations test (RAT) was used for what?
Testing the effect of booze on creativity
(peach, arm, tar=PIT)
Problem
A situation in which there is an obstacle between a present state and a goal state and it is not immediately obvious how to get around the obstacle.
When working an insight problem you should not able to
discern how close you are to a solution.
Experts solve problems
using principles and starting slowly by analyzing the problem
prior to insight solution
people show
High EEG action in the frontal lobe
which brain regions is highly active under EEG during non-insight problems
occipital lobe
higher levels of DMN activation were associated with
higher levels of creativity/originality
What two networks coordinate during creative evalution?
DMN and ECN
4 things creative people do
imaginative play
passionate
daydream
solitude
mindfullness
Turn bad into good
divergent thinking
when we purposefully choose to disengage from external tasks to pursue our stream of thought
volitional daydreaming
