Complex Problem Solving

by Sternberg, Robert J.; Frensch, Peter A.

• ISBN13: 9780805806519
• ISBN10: 0805806512
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-08-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pr

Summary

Although complex problem solving has emerged as a field of psychology in its own right, the literature is, for the most part, widely scattered, and often so technical that it is inaccessible to non-experts. This unique book provides a comprehensive, in-depth, and accessible introduction to the field of complex problem solving. Chapter authors -- experts in their selected domains -- deliver systematic, thought-provoking analyses generally written from an information-processing point of view. Areas addressed include politics, electronics, and computers.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic	p. 1
Reading as Constrained Reasoning	p. 3
References	p. 43
Acknowledgements	p. 43
Going Beyond the Problem as Given: Problem Solving in Expert and Novice Writers	p. 61
Conclusions	p. 80
References	p. 81
Cognitive Mechanisms in Calculation	p. 85
Acknowledgments	p. 113
Social Sciences	p. 117
From Representation to Decision: An Analysis of Problem Solving in International Relations	p. 119
References	p. 153
References	p. 155
References	p. 156
Appendix 4.C	p. 157
Appendix 4.D	p. 157
Managerial Problem Solving	p. 159
Acknowledgments	p. 182
References	p. 182
Solving Complex Problems: Exploration and Control of Complex Systems	p. 185
References	p. 217
Do Lawyers Reason Differently from Psychologists? a Comparative Design for Studying Expertise	p. 223
Acknowledgments	p. 247
Acknowledgments	p. 248
Natural Sciences	p. 251
Knowledge and Processes in Mechanical Problem Solving	p. 253
Conclusion	p. 281
References	p. 282
Acknowledgments	p. 282
Complex Problem Solving in Electronics	p. 287
Computer Interaction: Debugging the Problems	p. 317
References	p. 338
Games	p. 341
Skill-Related Differences in Game Playing	p. 343
Conclusions	p. 381B
Some Comments on the Study of Complexity	p. 383
Author Index	p. 397
Subject Index	p. 411
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