Book Part

Thinking and problem solving

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Frensch, Peter
Funke, Joachim

Abstract / Description

Human thinking, and in particular, the human ability to solve complex, real-life problems contributes more than any other human ability to the development of human culture and the growth and development of human life on earth. However, the human ability to solve complex problems is still not well understood, partly because it has for a long time been largely ignored by traditional problem-solving research in the field of psychology. In this article, we present a definition of complex problem solving and describe a theoretical framework that accommodates the theoretical and empirical strides that have been made in understanding complex problem solving thus far and may serve as a guide for future research. We discuss the dominant methodological approaches that have been employed to study complex problem solving, and offer our own recommendations on which of the various approaches might be the most promising.

Keyword(s)

Problemlösen Denken

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2005

Is part of

Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Frensch, Peter
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Funke, Joachim
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-21T13:54:55Z
  • Made available on
    2006-11-16
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:30:23Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-21T13:54:55Z
  • Date of first publication
    2005
  • Abstract / Description
    Human thinking, and in particular, the human ability to solve complex, real-life problems contributes more than any other human ability to the development of human culture and the growth and development of human life on earth. However, the human ability to solve complex problems is still not well understood, partly because it has for a long time been largely ignored by traditional problem-solving research in the field of psychology. In this article, we present a definition of complex problem solving and describe a theoretical framework that accommodates the theoretical and empirical strides that have been made in understanding complex problem solving thus far and may serve as a guide for future research. We discuss the dominant methodological approaches that have been employed to study complex problem solving, and offer our own recommendations on which of the various approaches might be the most promising.
    en
  • Publication status
    unknown
  • Review status
    unknown
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-8515
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/369
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.10057
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK
  • Keyword(s)
    Problemlösen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Denken
    de
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Thinking and problem solving
    en
  • DRO type
    bookPart
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok