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Direct linkBatchelder, William H.; Alexander, Gregory E. – Journal of Problem Solving, 2012
This paper provides a critical examination of the current state and future possibility of formal cognitive theory for insight problem solving and its associated "aha!" experience. Insight problems are contrasted with move problems, which have been formally defined and studied extensively by cognitive psychologists since the pioneering…
Descriptors: Intuition, Problem Solving, Cognitive Processes, Theories
Chu, Yun; Li, Zheng; Su, Yong; Pizlo, Zygmunt – Journal of Problem Solving, 2010
Isomorphs of a puzzle called m+m resulted in faster solution times and an easily reproduced solution path in a labeled version of the problem compared to a more difficult binary version. We conjecture that performance is related to a type of heuristic called direction that not only constrains search space in the labeled version, but also…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Navigation
