Complex problem solving: A gem to study expertise, strategic flexibility, culture, and so much more; and especially to advance psychological theory
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Research on complex problem solving (CPS) has reached a stage where certain standards have been achieved, whereas the future development is quite ambiguous. In this situation, the editors of the Journal of Dynamic Decision Making asked a number of representative authors to share their point of view with respect to seven questions about the relevance of (complex) problem solving as a research area, about the contribution of laboratory-based CPS research to solving real life problems, about the roles of knowledge, strategies, and intuition in CPS, and about the existence of expertise in CPS.
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Dörner, D., & Funke, J. (2017). Complex problem solving: what it is and what it is not. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1153. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01153
Dörner, D., & Gerdes, J. (2003). SchokoFin. Computerprogramm [Choco Fine. Computer program]. Institut für Theoretische Psychologie, Universität Bamberg, Germany.
Donovan, S., Güss, C. D., & Naslund, D. (2015). Improving dynamicdecisionmakingthroughtrainingandself-reflection. Judgment and Decision Making, 10, 284-295.
Ericsson, K. A. (2014). Expertise. Current Biology, 24, 508-510. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.013
Funke, J. (2012). Complex problem solving. In N. M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 682-685). Heidelberg: Springer.
Güss, C. D. (2011). Fire and ice: Testing a model on cultural values and complex problem solving. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42, 1279-1298.
Güss, C. D., Devore Edelstein, H., Badibanga, J., & Bartow, S. (2017). Comparing business experts and novices in complex problem solving. Journal of Intelligence, 5(2), 20. doi:10.3390/jintelligence5020020
Güss, C. D., Tuason, M. T., & Orduña, L. V. (2015). Strategies, tactics, and errors in dynamic decision making. Journal of Dynamic Decision Making.
Molnár, G., & Csapó, B. (2018). The efficacy and development of students’ problem-solving strategies during compulsory schooling: Logfile analyses. Frontiers in Psychology, 9:302. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00302
Popper,K.(1994). AllesLebenistProblemlösen[Alllifeisproblem solving]. München: Piper.
Reither, F. (1981). Thinking and acting in complex situations: A studyofexperts’behavior. Simulation&Games, 12(2), 125-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/104687818101200202
Schoppek, W., & Fischer, A. (2017). Common process demands of two complex dynamic control tasks: transfer is mediated by comprehensive strategies. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 2145. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02145
Wüstenberg, S., Stadler, M., Hautamäki, J., & Greiff, S. (2014). The role of strategy knowledge for the application of strategies in complex problem solving tasks. Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 19, 127-146.
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