1. Solving Problems
1. Algorithm 
   
2. Heuristic
   
3. Insight 

 
2. Obstacles to solving problems
1. Fixation
   
2. Confirmation Bias

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3. Making decisions
1. Heuristics
1. Availability
   
   

 

What number is next in this series: 10, 4, 3, 12, 16 ... ?

Something extraordinarily unusual happened on the 6th of May, 1978 at 12:34 p.m. What was it?

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment and never in a thousand years?

A man left home one morning. He turned right and ran straight ahead. Then he turned left. After a while, he turned left again, running faster than ever. Then he turned left once more and decided to go home. In the distance he could see two masked men waiting for him. Who were they?

Why are 2005 American dollar bills worth more than 2004 American dollar bills?