How did you interpret the problem?
I interpreted the problem by realizing from the beginning that there was virtually no correct “answer” to this situation. I could not use the thought process of information retrieval and trying to compare this problem with one that was similar to me from past experiences, such as a literal problem on a test that could be answered with a true/false or answer from a list of choices, I could not treat the problem as a test-related problem, per se. So, in essence, I tried to treat the problem as a new type of challenge that could be figured out, but without a pre-existing knowledge base and only an existing mental framework.
What strategy did you use and how did you evaluate your progress?
I had to reframe the exercise to make it seem like a challenge, where there was no right or wrong, answer, but instead a way of dealing with the task at hand. I then tried to use trial and error and used each variation of animals crossing and/or remaining on the original shore, this too did not work. In dealing with real-life problems, I do tend to use hill-climbing to get to a place where I can be rewarded with a series of small successes, here I interpreted the problem as being extremely frustrating, as there was no success to build from.
Did you encounter any obstacles while solving the problem?
The obstacles I faced were from the growing frustrations from every trial and error experience that did not yield any success. I was, also, disappointed in the fact that I realized there had to be some creative response to solving this problem and I was not tapping into my own creativity. I am not one to become stuck on functional fixedness in life, because I do not limit possibilities to any object or situation. But, in this particular exercise, I wondered if this was not true, so the self-doubt, frustration, and utter failure of all my previous modes of problem-solving skewed the exercise into a very difficult one.
The Essay on Problems University Countries Solving
Inthe present age the various societies of world despite the manifold advancement in science and technology are being persistently plagued by the serious social problems. The idea of setting up a global university can be a very helpful in solving the serious social problems like Illiteracy, Poverty and apart hied, sexual abuse, drug addiction. Cooperation amongst various countries is defenitely ...
Were you aware of this thought process as you worked through the problem?
I was aware of the obvious trial and error approach to problem solving, as I tried repeatedly to come to a conclusion to the problem. After failure of the trial and error process, however, my emotions overcame my thought process and I felt essentially lost in the problem. It felt like I was in a maze with no end and in this way, I believe I was fairly aware of the fact that there was no hill-climbing here to help alleviate the frustration. With each incorrect attempt, I became more frustrated and the “hill” was not there at all, and I understood that in a sense. After that, I sat back and attempted to reframe the problem to realize that there must be a solution and the solution lied somewhere in the wording of the problem itself, making “the other side of the river” a different theme entirely.
