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by S. Ian Robertson
Problem Solving, 2nd Edition
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Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
1 What is involved in problem solving
What exactly is a problem?
Where do problems come from?
“Natural” and “unnatural” problems
What’s involved in solving problems?
Approaches to the study of problem solving
Categorising problems
Summary
References
2 Problem representation
Representations and processes
Analysing well-defined problems
The interaction of the problem solver and the task environment
Heuristic search strategies
Summary
References
3 Transfer
Negative transfer – mental set
Mechanisms of knowledge transfer
Transfer in well-defined problems
Studies of analogical problem solving
Cognitive processes in analogical problem solving
Types of similarity
When relational structures are ignored
Summary
References
4 Worked examples and instructional design
Difficulties facing textbook writers
The role of examples in textbooks
The processes involved in textbook problem solving
Understanding problems revisited
Approaches to the design of instruction
Conclusion
Summary
References
5 Developing skill
Induction
Schema development and the effects of automatisation
Cognitive architectures
Potential criticisms of cognitive models
Summary
References
6 Developing expertise
Stage models of expertise
The intermediate effect
What distinguishes experts and novices
Are experts smarter? Are there differences in abilities?
Is expertise due to talent or deliberate practice?
Does expertise cross domains?
Cognitive processes in expertise
Flexibility in thinking
Some potential side effects of expertise …
Summary
References
7 Insight
Insight problems
Gestalt accounts of problem solving
Information processing approaches to insight
Classifying insight problems
Insight as something special
Insight as “business as usual”
Representational change theory (redistribution theory)
Summary
References
8 Creative problem solving
Breaking free of self-imposed constraints
Creative individuals
Theories of creativity: generation, evaluation and selection
CoRT
Synectics
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) – Osborn–Parnes
Summary
References
9 The neuroscience of problem solving
Methods used in studying brain functions
Arithmetic in the brain
Stages in problem solving
Neurological processes in analogical reasoning
Neurocomputational models
Designing instruction – what can studies of the brain tell us?
Neurological aspects of insight and creativity
Summary
References
10 Conclusion
Problems, problems
References
Index
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Problem Solving
Perspectives from Cognition and Neuroscience
Second Edition
S. Ian Robertson
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