9780335190805: Problem Solving
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ISBN 10: 0335190804 ISBN 13: 9780335190805
Casa editrice: Open University Press, 1992

Sinossi

An up-to-date, in-depth treatment of the major current issues, theories and findings. It introduces a representative selection of different research methods and the reader is encouraged, by means of activities and self-assessment questions, to become an active participant in cognitive psychology. In particular, the student is introduced to problem solving by working through actual problems and so is able to test and develop theoretical frameworks by "hands on" experience. The first edition of this book established itself as an innovative and accessible introduction to problem solving. This second edition has been extensively rewritten to take account of the latest research developments in the subject.

The first of three main parts considers the analysis of problem structures and the strategies used in solving problems, exploring the concept of humans as active processors of information. This leads, in the second part, to an examination of the role of previous experience in solving (new) problems, and of the use of computers to model the processes involved in problem solving and learning. The final part looks at recent research on "intelligence" by cognitive psychologists. The processes underlying behaviour on a subset of intellgence-test tasks are examined and the question of whether or not intelligence can be trained is explored - in particular whether training on particular intelligence-test tasks generalizes to different situations, such as classroom performance.

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Contenuti

Analyzing problem structures
analysis of problem solving
transfer of problem-solving skills
information
processing models of the problem solver
methods for studying problem solving
analogical problem solving
representations of knowledge
extensions to classroom learning
developing expertise
learning
psychometric and componential analyses of intelligence
induction
componential analysis of analogical reasoning
analogical, buggy-analogical and non-analogical solution strategies
overview

Product Description

Book by Kahney Hank

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Editore
Open University Press
Data di pubblicazione
1992
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0335190804
ISBN 13 
9780335190805
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
2
Numero di pagine
160
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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