What did you think of the missionaries and cannibals

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1. What did you think of the "Missionaries and Cannibals" as well as the "Tower of Hanoi" problems? Were they enjoyable? Were they annoying? Why?

2. Are the "Monsters and Globes" and "Tower of Hanoi" problems well-structured/defined or ill-structured/defined? Why? What is the difference? Which type do we usually encounter in the "real world"? Why?

3. What is an isomorphic problem? How can this help with problem solving (and analogical reasoning)? How can the specific details of the isomorphs (the "surface structure" or "context") affect problem solving (and analogical reasoning)? What aspects of the "Missionaries and Cannibals" problem are isomorphic to what aspects of the "Tower of Hanoi" problem? Stated differently, what is the "mapping" between the two problems? [Note that this is similar to Duncker's (1942) & Gick & Holyoak's (1980) "General/ Fortress problem" and "Radiation/Tumor problem".] What made using the problem isomorphmore likely in Gick & Holyoak's (1980) research? How is this process related to transfer of training?

4. What does it mean to say that problem solving (including with the "Missionaries and Cannibals" and "Tower of Hanoi" problems) can be thought of as Representation & Search of Problem Space with a Solution Path? What is a problem space? What is a solution path? What is the initial state and goal state in general and with the "Missionaries and Cannibals" and "Tower of Hanoi" problems? What are the 3 main domain-general problem solving heuristicsimplemented in Newell & Simon's (1972) General Problem Solver? What do they mean?

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