• emotional barrier.• learned barrier.• cultural barrier.• perceptual barrier.

• Often when children are first introduced to

mathematical word problems, they begin

adding the two numbers listed within the

problem rather than paying attention to the

most important part of the problem, which

states "how many will you have LEFT." This

illustrates the ____ barrier to problem solving.

conjunctive

• A $5 bill is placed on a table and a stack of objects is balanced precariously on top of the bill. The problem is to remove the $5 bill without touching or moving any of the objects on top of it. The best solution to this problem involves tearing the money. People who fail to solve this problem because they were taught that it is "taboo" to destroy "things of value" are probably experiencing a(n) ____ barrier to problem-solving.

Flexibility in thought is what?

Chomsky

• We are able to express ideas in a variety of ways by applying transformation rules.

Creativity and Thought

• Fluency• Flexibility• Originality• Divergent vs. convergent thinking

• How do you know if language or thought is productive?

is capable of generating new ideas and possibilities.

Heuristics

• Not always negative.• How could it be positive?

Problem solving strategies that reduce the number of alternatives.

What is irrational thought?

Thought that is intuitive, haphazard, or personal.

What is intuition?

FRQ• Savannah is a junior in high school and is preparing for an exam in her

beginning Japanese course. The exam will consist of both written and spoken portions. Although it is her first course in Japanese, Savannah is confident that she will do very well on the exam.

• A. Describe how each of the following relates to Savannah’s successful learning and performance.

• • Broca’s area• • Use of phonemes• • Modeling• • Chunking• • B. After the exam, Savannah tells her family and friends that she believes

that she spoke fluently and did extremely well on the exam. Describe how each of the following concepts may have influenced her opinion.

• • Self-efficacy• • Confirmation bias