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What factors can lead to a problem being relatively easily solved?
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... What factors can lead to a problem being relatively easily solved? "A problem exists when a living organism has a goal but does not know how this goal is to be reached." (Dunker 1945 cited in Green and Gilhooly, 2005, p.350). The very definition of a problem suggests that there are two sides to the equation of what makes problem solving relatively easy; the problem and the solver. Whilst both are inextricably linked, how problems are structured and their relative features have an enormous influence on how they are solved. Equally important is the information processing systems of the problem solvers themselves which consist of, but are not limited to, knowledge of heuristics, memory confines and relevant . Thus by breaking down and combining various elements of both; the problems and the solvers, this essay intends to develop a framework of ideas that explain how some problems come to














