Thinking and Problem Solving
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Thinking and Problem Solving

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Thinking and Problem Solving

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About This Book

Thinking and Problem-Solving presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of literature on cognition, reasoning, intelligence, and other formative areas specific to this field. Written for advanced undergraduates, researchers, and academics, this volume is a necessary reference for beginning and established investigators in cognitive and educational psychology.

Thinking and Problem-Solving provides insight into questions such as: how do people solve complex problems in mathematics and everyday life? How do we generate new ideas? How do we piece together clues to solve a mystery, categorize novel events, and teach others to do the same?

  • Provides a comprehensive literature review
  • Covers both historical and contemporary approaches
  • Organized for ease of use and reference
  • Chapters authored by leading scholars

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780080572994
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Handbook of Perception and Cognition
  5. Copyright
  6. Contributors
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter 1: History of Research on Thinking and Problem Solving
  10. Chapter 2: Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Thinking and Problem Solving
  11. Chapter 3: Knowledge Representation
  12. Chapter 4: Concepts and Categories
  13. Chapter 5: Deduction and Its Cognitive Basis
  14. Chapter 6: Inductive Reasoning
  15. Chapter 7: Problem Solving
  16. Chapter 8: Language and Thought
  17. Chapter 9: Intelligence
  18. Chapter 10: Creativity
  19. Chapter 11: Development of Problem Solving
  20. Chapter 12: Cultural Dimensions of Cognition: A Multiplex, Dynamic System of Constraints and Possibilities
  21. Chapter 13: The Teaching of Thinking and Problem Solving
  22. Index