The Psychology of Problem Solving
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- Editors:
- Janet E. Davidson, Lewis and Clark College, Portland
- Robert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, New York
- Date Published: August 2003
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521797412
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Problems are a central part of human life. The Psychology of Problem Solving organizes in one volume much of what psychologists know about problem solving and the factors that contribute to its success or failure. There are chapters by leading experts in this field, including Miriam Bassok, Randall Engle, Anders Ericsson, Arthur Graesser, Keith Stanovich, Norbert Schwarz, and Barry Zimmerman, among others. The Psychology of Problem Solving is divided into four parts. Following an introduction that reviews the nature of problems and the history and methods of the field, Part II focuses on individual differences in, and the influence of, the abilities and skills that humans bring to problem situations. Part III examines motivational and emotional states and cognitive strategies that influence problem solving performance, while Part IV summarizes and integrates the various views of problem solving proposed in the preceding chapters.
Read more- The book contains chapters from leading researchers in the field of problem solving
- Unlike other books on this topic, this one focuses on the factors that influence individuals' problem solving performance
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'A good book on any subject should summarise the current state of knowledge, and point to the important areas where further work is needed, and this book does both. Overall, this is a very stimulating collection, which all researchers in problem solving will wish to consult.' Trends in Cognitive Sciences
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- Date Published: August 2003
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521797412
- length: 408 pages
- dimensions: 231 x 125 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.54kg
- contains: 14 b/w illus. 6 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction:
1. Recognizing, defining, and representing problems
2. The acquisition of expert performance as problem solving: construction and modification of mediating mechanisms through deliberate practice
Part II. Relevant Abilities and Skills:
3. Is success or failure at problem solving complex problems related to intellectual ability?
4. Creativity: a source of difficulty in problem solving
5. Insights about insightful problem solving
6. The role of working memory in problem solving
7. Comprehension of text in problem solving
Part III. States and Strategies:
8. Motivating self-regulated problem solvers
9. Feeling and thinking: implications for problem solving
10. The fundamental computational biases of human cognition: heuristics that (sometimes) impair decision making and problem solving
11. Analogical transfer in problem solving
Part IV. Conclusions and Integration:
12. Problem-solving, large/small, hard/easy problem-space/problem-solver: the issue of dichotomization.
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