Complex Problem Solving: What It Is and What It Is Not

Computer-simulated scenarios have been part of psychological research on problem solving for more than 40 years. The shift in emphasis from simple toy problems to complex, more real-life oriented problems has been accompanied by discussions about the best ways to assess the process of solving comple...

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Autores principales: Dörner, Dietrich, Funke, Joachim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Psychology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28744242
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01153
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description Computer-simulated scenarios have been part of psychological research on problem solving for more than 40 years. The shift in emphasis from simple toy problems to complex, more real-life oriented problems has been accompanied by discussions about the best ways to assess the process of solving complex problems. Psychometric issues such as reliable assessments and addressing correlations with other instruments have been in the foreground of these discussions and have left the content validity of complex problem solving in the background. In this paper, we return the focus to content issues and address the important features that define complex problems.
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spelling pubmed-55044672017-07-25 Complex Problem Solving: What It Is and What It Is Not Dörner, Dietrich Funke, Joachim Front Psychol Psychology Computer-simulated scenarios have been part of psychological research on problem solving for more than 40 years. The shift in emphasis from simple toy problems to complex, more real-life oriented problems has been accompanied by discussions about the best ways to assess the process of solving complex problems. Psychometric issues such as reliable assessments and addressing correlations with other instruments have been in the foreground of these discussions and have left the content validity of complex problem solving in the background. In this paper, we return the focus to content issues and address the important features that define complex problems. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5504467/ /pubmed/28744242 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01153 Text en Copyright © 2017 Dörner and Funke. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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