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2. Who found evidence that damage to the lateral PFC makes people better at problem solving?

  • Reverberi et al (2005)
  • Koppenol-Gonzalez et al (2010)
  • Wagner et al (2004)
  • Newell & Simon (1970)

3. What is a cognitive miser?

  • Someone who often has to problem solve
  • Someone who spends money effectively
  • Someone who uses shortcuts to save time/ effort
  • Someone who thinks deeply about things

4. Who found that pps who spent longer planning did better on the tower of Hanoi task?

  • Newell & Simon (1970)
  • Koppenol-Gonzalez et al (2010)
  • Wagner et al (2004)
  • Reverberi et al (2005)

5. What is an analogy?

  • Using research to problem solve
  • Using future planning to solve the current problem
  • Using the solution of one problem to guide the solution of a similar problem (knowledge transfer)
  • Using schemas to solve a problem

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