Polya's 4-Step Problem-Solving Process Quiz

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What is the first step in Polya's 4-steps in Problem Solving?

  • Understanding the problem (correct)
  • Guessing the solution
  • Finding the solution immediately
  • Ignoring the problem

What does Polya recommend as the second step in problem solving?

  • Avoiding the problem
  • Asking others for the solution
  • Rushing to the solution
  • Devising a plan (correct)

What is the third step in Polya's problem-solving process?

  • Carrying out the plan (correct)
  • Ignoring the plan
  • Procrastinating the solution
  • Changing the problem

What does intuition primarily tend to generate?

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Which process is described as an active process of allowing the brain to subconsciously process information?

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What does proof almost always favor?

<p>False negatives (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the measurement that gauges the degree to which the available evidence satisfies the burden of proof?

<p>Certainty (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is functional certainty a matter of?

<p>Rationally concluding that the claim has fully satisfied the burden of proof (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Understanding the problem

The first stage in Polya's problem-solving method where you clearly identify the problem, its components, and precisely what needs to be solved.

Devising a Plan

The second step in Polya's approach where you strategize and create a plan to tackle the problem.

Carrying out the plan

The third phase of Polya's problem-solving process where you put your plan into action and work through the steps you outlined.

Intuition

A quick and often inaccurate judgment or feeling, typically based on limited information, that can lead to wrong conclusions.

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Intuition

A process where the brain subconsciously processes information, leading to insights and solutions.

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Certainty

A measure of how certain we are about a claim based on evidence.

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Functional certainty

A type of certainty reached through rational analysis and evidence, indicating a high degree of confidence.

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False positive

A result that incorrectly identifies a positive result when there is none.

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Study Notes

Polya's 4-Steps in Problem Solving

  • The first step in Polya's problem-solving process is to understand the problem.

Problem Solving Steps

  • The second step in problem solving, according to Polya, is to devise a plan.
  • The third step in Polya's problem-solving process is to carry out the plan.

Intuition and Problem Solving

  • Intuition primarily tends to generate hunches.
  • Incubation is the process described as an active process of allowing the brain to subconsciously process information.

Proof and Evidence

  • Proof almost always favors strong evidence.
  • The burden of proof is measured by the degree to which the available evidence satisfies it.
  • Functional certainty is a matter of probability.

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