Correlates of Creative Problem Solving

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to (a) identify individual differences related to unstructured problem-solving capability and (b) evaluate the effective- ness of a training course designed to enhance performance in solving unstructured problems. One group underwent training designed to teach thinking process skills. The second group underwent instruction about thinking and problem solving that was content (not process) oriented. Four predictors accounted for 60% of the criterion's variance. They were, in order of importance, mental rotations, use of intuition, use of introversion (both as assessed with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), and risk-taking propensity. Students taking the thinking process training significantly outscored those taught only about problems and errors in human judgment and decision making.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA258720

Entities

People

  • Donna C. Angle
  • Steven R. Stewart

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cognition
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Instructors
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.