Title: Re: what do brain teasers demonstrate?
I use brain teasers as an example of how difficult it may be to
assess "different kinds of intelligence" (a la Gardner's multiple-
factor theory). It seems that the modern take on intelligence
stresses the importance of problem-solv
They can be used in the cognitive/problem-solving section - demonstrating
"obstacles" to problem solving. For instance, I use the "$30 problem" to
illustrate the importance of stepping back and getting a fresh perspective on the
problem:
3 men go a conference and split a hotel room that costs
Frankly, I don't like too many of them because MOST people
cannot solve them and then, of course, can clearly see why the
answer is what it is afterwards, but that's because the path
to the answer is quite twisted--it's almost like a 'read my mind'
kind of task.
Alternatively, the problems we use
>Molly's reaction struck a cord with me, in that I have been wondering what
>the instructional use of brain teasers would be?
>
>Thanks,
>Matt Raney
My only experience with brain teasers in a classroom is a fond memory of a
graduate seminar on vision from William Rushton, who frequently started
Hi
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Matthew Raney wrote:
> Molly's reaction struck a cord with me, in that I have been wondering what
> the instructional use of brain teasers would be? I will (hopefully) be
> teaching an Intro Psych course here at UNC next year, and had thought of
> using the previous hat br
> I am not saying this as a criticism of the recent discussion. But frankly I
> have always hated brain teasers. It makes me just cringe to see them. For
> instance, I read all of Discover magazine except for the last page, which is
> a brain teaser... And I consider myself a problem-solver! Won
