Scientific Thinking and Problem Solving in Riddles

Attempt to solve the riddle below….

Recently, Snow White's seven dwarfs met up with three of their friends and went to the cinema to see Bambi. From the clues below, can you determine the order in which they stood in the ticket line?

Grumpy was in front of Dopey. Stumpy was behind Sneezy and Doc. Doc was in front of Droopy and Happy. Sleepy was behind Stumpy, Smelly and Happy. Happy was in front of Sleepy, Smelly and Bashful. Bashful was behind Smelly, Droopy and Sleepy. Sneezy was in front of Dopey. Smelly was in front of Grumpy, Stumpy and Sneezy. Dopey was in front of Droopy. Sleepy was in front of Grumpy and Bashful. Dopey was behind Sneezy, Doc and Sleepy. Stumpy was in front of Dopey. Smelly was behind Doc.

Explain the class of problems listed... 1. problems of inducing structure 2. problems of arrangement 3. problems of transformation. Which class of problem does this riddle involve? Explain your answer.



What approach to problem-solving did you take (trial & error, forming subgoals, hill climbing, searching for analogies, changing representation of the problem)? Explain how you used the approach(es) you list.



Describe the barriers you experienced in solving this riddle (irrelevant information, functional fixedness, mental set, unnecessary constraints)? Explain how you met up with the barrier(s) you list.



List similarities between solving this problem and the steps in the scientific process. Mention the steps in the scientific process in your answer when comparing the two.



You will not be graded on whether you solve the riddle. Instead, you will be graded on how you answer questions 1 through 4 about the riddle. By the way, if you have not figured out the answer to the riddle, click the link below. If you have trouble with the link and are wondering about the answer, just send me an email and I will provide the answer for you.

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