Restructuring revisited: I. Summary and critique of the Gestalt theory of problem solving.
By Stellan Ohlsson. 1984
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- On the Binding Problem in Artificial Neural Networks (2020, background): “However, note that Gestalt Psychology has been criticized for its emphasis on subjective experience and the lack of successful physiological or mechanistic predictions (e.g. Ohlsson, 1984; Treisman and Gelade, 1980; but see Jäkel et al., 2016).”
- Selection, Constraints, and Creativity Case Studies: Max Beckmann and Philip Guston (2005, unknown): “nis tournament problem (Ohlsson, 1984), the sports car racers, 10 matches, shot, and fly problems (all Perkins, 2000), the bracelet problem (Silveira, 1971), as well as other analogical insight puzzles that were generated with elements taken from puzzle books and puzzle sites on the internet.”
- Toward an integrated theory of insight in problem solving (2015, background): “In response to those questions raised about the Gestalt view, there was a growth of interest in insight in problem solving (e.g., Metcalfe, 1986a, 1986b; Metcalfe & Wiebe, 1987; Ohlsson, 1984a, 1984b, 1992; see chapters in Sternberg & Davidson, 1995).”
- Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, Science, Invention, and the Arts (2006, background): “Olton (1979) has proposed that much of what has been attributed to unconscious incubation can be explained by assuming that thinkers never really stop thinking about their problems, especially signifi cant problems.”
- Incubation in Insight Problem Solving (2004, background): “This act involves a restructuring of the problem elements (Kohler, 1947,1969; Wertheimer, 1959) or—in information processing terms—changing the representationof theproblem(Gick&Lockhart,1995;Kaplan& Simon, 1990; Ohlsson, 1984a, 1984b).”
- Insight versus analysis: Evidence for diverse methods in problem solving (2013, background): “However, Ohlsson’s new view may lack some of the precision of the original RCT perspective, a criticism lodged against the Gestalt view, even by Ohlsson himself (e.g., Ohlsson, 1984a).”