Essay topic: Compare and contrast the generate-and-test, the means-end analysis, and the reasoning-by-analogy approaches to problem solving. Give examples of each and apply at least one to current research.
How does one go about solving problems? There are many different methods but three in particular that are of interest to psychologists in the field of cognition. These three approaches are the generate and test approach, the means-end analysis approach and the reasoning-by-analogy approach.
The generate and test method can be illustrated by how a doctor might work. When looking for a cure for a patient's malady a doctor most often will try to think of all the possible medicines, procedures, etc that can help. Next, the doctor will prescribe one of the cures to see if it will get rid of the ailment. If that one doesn't work, the doctor will move on to the next one and so on.
The means-end analysis approach is a strategy where the person looks at the desired goal and......
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