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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poor solvers, fortress problem, good solvers, analogical reasoning ability, low intensity rays, fortress story, analogical problem solving, analogical solutions, inductive ability, option scanning, operator restrictions, state space analysis, second order relation, state space diagram, radiation problem, relation inferred, first order relations, solution score, analogy solution, solving analogies, cue condition, geometric analogies, analogy problems, large open circle, verbal analogies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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poor solvers, fortress problem, good solvers, analogical reasoning ability, low intensity rays, fortress story, analogical problem solving, analogical solutions, inductive ability, option scanning, operator restrictions, state space analysis, second order relation, state space diagram, radiation problem, relation inferred, first order relations, solution score, analogy solution, solving analogies, cue condition, geometric analogies, analogy problems, large open circle, verbal analogies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Cognitive Psychology and its Implications by John Anderson on page 2, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- MEMORY (English, Language, and Education Series) by COHEN in Front Matter, page 92, and Back Matter
- The Architecture of Cognition by John R. Anderson on page 92, and Back Matter
- Classroom Helpers Problem Solving, Grade 2 by Carson-Dellosa Publishing on page 1, and Back Matter
- Cognitive Psychology by Robert J. Sternberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Language Understanding: Current Issues (Open Guides to Psychology) by Judith Greene in Front Matter, page 93, and Back Matter
- Types of Thinking (Psychology Focus) by S. Ian Robertson on page 35, and Back Matter
- Types of Thinking (Psychology Focus) by S. Ian Robertson on page 35, and Back Matter
- MEMORY (English, Language, and Education Series) by COHEN in Front Matter
- Stress: Perspectives and Processes (Health Psychology) by Dean Bartlett in Back Matter
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