Complex problem solving: a case for complex cognition?

By Joachim Funke. 2010

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Complex problem solving (CPS) emerged in the last 30 years in Europe as a new part of the psychology of thinking and problem solving. This paper introduces into the field and provides a personal view. Also, related concepts like macrocognition or operative intelligence will be explained in this context. Two examples for the assessment of CPS, Tailorshop and MicroDYN, are presented to illustrate the concept by means of their measurement devices. Also, the relation of complex cognition and emotion in the CPS context is discussed. The question if CPS requires complex cognition is answered with a tentative “yes.”

Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Management Science and Operations Research

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Citations in the corpus

Beyond IQ: A Latent State-Trait Analysis of General Intelligence, Dynamic Decision Making, and Implicit Learning (2011, neutral): “) critique of standard intelligence tests laid the foundation for a field of research, which has been called dynamic decision making (Gonzalez, Vanyukov, & Martin, 2005) or complex problem solving (Funke, 2010).”
The Nature of Problem Solving (2017, neutral): “In contrast, DPS tasks require an additional series of complex cognitive operations (Funke, 2010; Raven, 2000) beyond those involved in DSPS tasks (e.”
Inductive reasoning, domain specific and complex problem solving: Relations and development (2013, background): “That is, CPS additionally requires a series of complex cognitive operations (Funke, 2010; Raven, 2000).”
Advancing the Science of Collaborative Problem Solving (2018, methodology): “There also is a rich history of investigating the psychology of individual problem solving (Funke, 2010; Greiff, Wüstenberg, et al., 2014; Mayer & Wittrock, 2006; Sternberg, 1995), but there has been only sporadic progress in investigating problem solving in groups.”
Domain-general problem solving skills and education in the 21st century (2014, background): “Grounded in cognitive science and in the field of educational psychology (e.g., Funke, 2010; Greiff et al., 2013; Mayer & Wittrock, 2006; Novick & Bassok, 2005), domain-general problem solving skills in PISA 2012 are defined as ‘‘an individual’s capacity to engage in cognitive processing to…”
The Assessment of 21st Century Skills in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Complex and Collaborative Problem Solving (2015, background): “…research, CPS targets problem situations featuring a multitude of interrelated elements that have to be actively explored to find a solution, thus requiring the complex interplay of basic cognitive and noncognitive processes (e.g., Fischer, Greiff, & Funke, 2012; Funke, 2010; Osman, 2010).”