Problem Solving and Reasoning

Abstract

Important advances were made in the 1960's and 1970s in the scientific study of thinking. They have resulted from new methods for formulating models of the cognitive processes and structures underlying performance in complex tasks, and the development of experimental methods to test such models. A major accomplishment was the discovery of general forms of cognitive activity and knowledge that underlie human problem solving and reasoning. This chapter surveys the major theoretical concepts and principles that have been developed, presents some of the evidence that supports these principles, and discusses the empirical and theoretical methods. Keywords: Problem solving; Reasoning; Cognitive processes; Induction; Problem representation; Computer simulations. Reprints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA219146

Entities

People

  • Herbert Simon
  • James G. Greeno

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Chemistry
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Geometric Forms
  • Information Processing
  • Language
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Thinking

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.