Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M11376

Exhaustive Method

Exhaustive Method
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Systematically traverse all possible options, check them one by one, and ensure no omissions. Includes variants: exhaustive elimination.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

The dumbest but most reliable. When the problem space is exhaustible, exhaustive search guarantees finding the answer (if it exists).

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Anchor fast decisions

When the solution space is finite and enumerable, checking all candidates one by one ensures no omissions, and if a solution exists, it will be found. The cost is exponential growth with scale, so it is suitable for problems with controllable space.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Source support: Explicit

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