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The Mislabeled Child

                                                                Easy and Hard Problem Solving
   How do we solve problems? If we are particularly good at solving problems, we
   know how to solve them different ways. Some problems are easier to solve by
   specific strategies (pictures, words, analogy, mathematics), while others can
   be solved by with many different approaches. The picture above shows the time
   course for Insight-based problem solving. This is kind of answer-finding that
   seems to occur suddenly, and all-at-once.

                           Insight-based solutions seem to come from that dreamy area
                           of the brain, the right temporal lobe. To read more, look here.

                           Problem solving through conscious visual or verbal reasoning looks very
                           different, and interestingly, it also looks different if your logical
    reasoning doesn't match your personal beliefs.

   Because problem solving is at the
    heart of all creativity. Understanding
    your preferred routes of learning and
    memory are helpful tools  for all
    sorts of creative work. Imagery plays                     Reasoning from Beliefs
    a tremendous role in creative associations and manipulations of ideas, but because
    imagery is not always verbal or conscious, it often takes some thinking to figure
    out how one prefers to solve problems, and what strengths one has. To learn more
    about different types of imagery, check out links to Thinking in Pictures,
    Thinking in Pictures, and Spatial Thinking. Also there are self-assessments for
    Imagery in the Lesson Plans.

                                                                                         Visual and Verbal Reasoning