Describe the process involved in problem-solving

Psychology Assignment 4

Each essay should be answered completely. Each essay is worth 50 points. Each essay should be 500 words (with a window for 50 more or 50 less words). Each essay should contain reference to the literature/readings in appropriate APA style. Each essay should be constructed in typical essay format (e.g., introduction, body, and conclusion).

1. Describe the process involved in problem-solving. Explain the differences between bottom-up processing and top-down processing and how they influence our ability to solve problems. Also, in solving a problem, how do strategies such as algorithms differ from heuristics? Include an example of how you would use each of these problem-solving strategies. Provide examples to support your assumption and apply some of your readings and/or research to answer the question.

2. First, how does comparative psychology provide us with clues in understanding human behaviors such as language and cognition? Describe the similarities and differences in language learning among animals such as chimpanzees and/or dolphins and children. Finally, how do declarative statements differ among great apes and children? Provide examples to support your assumption and apply some of your readings and/or research to answer the question.