To demonstrate how to solve problems, attempt to connect all of the dots in the puzzle to the right without picking up your pen, and by using only four lines. Access the Dot Puzzle to make a minimum of three attempts that show how you tried to solve the puzzle. Submit your attempts to the dropbox.

 

Take a moment to view how to solve the dot puzzle. Click the player button to begin.

 

 

 

 

After you see the answer to the puzzle, write a four-to-five sentence paragraph that describes whether you were able to solve the problem. Was there anything about your thinking processes that made it difficult to find a solution to the puzzle? Identify at least two types of cognition you used when attempting to solve the problem. Choose from the below list of terms:

• Algorithm
• Heuristics
• Insight
• Confirmation bias
• Fixation
• Mental set
• Functional fixedness

Before you begin, review the Problem Solving and Cognition Checklist to help you complete the assignment and understand how your work will be graded.

Once you have completed your dot puzzle and paragraph, please submit your work to the dropbox.