Thinking and Problem Solving

Robert J. Sternberg 지음

elsevier 1998년 05월 27일 출간

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Thinking and Problem-Solving presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of literature on cognition, reasoning, intelligence, and other formative areas specific to this field. Written for advanced undergraduates, researchers, and academics, this volume is a necessary reference for beginning and established investigators in cognitive and educational psychology. Thinking and Problem-Solving provides insight into questions such as: how do people solve complex problems in mathematics and everyday life? How do we generate new ideas? How do we piece together clues to solve a mystery, categorize novel events, and teach others to do the same?Key Features* Provides a comprehensive literature review* Covers both historical and contemporary approaches* Organized for ease of use and reference* Chapters authored by leading scholars

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R.L. Dominowski and L.E. Bourne, Jr., History of Research on Thinking and Problem Solving. K.A. Ericsson and R. Hastie, Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Thinking and Problem Solving. T.P. McNamara, Knowledge Representation. B.H. Ross and T.L. Spalding, Concepts and Categories. L.J. Rips, Deduction and Its Cognitive Basis. J. Bisanz, G.L. Bisanz, and C.A. Korpan, Inductive Reasoning. E. Hunt, Problem Solving. R.J. Gerrig and M.R. Banaji, Language and Thought. R.J. Sternberg, Intelligence. T.I. Lubart, Creativity. S. Ellis and R.S. Siegler, Development of Problem Solving. R. Serpell and A.W. Boykin, Cultural Dimensions of Cognition: A Multiplex, Dynamic System of Constraints and Possibilities. R.S. Nickerson, The Teaching of Thinking and Problem Solving.Index.

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"This volume provides a collection of historical and up-to-date literature reviews on issues central to thinking and problem solving... the most impressive chapters, which set this book apart from typical undergraduate cognitive psychology books, reconsider the relationship of language and thought in the context of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis; offer a comprehensive review of definitions, models, and techniques of measuring creativity; describe the development of problem solving in infancy and childhood; call for an inclusion of cultural and cross-cultural considerations of cognition; and discuss the rationale and methods of formally teaching thinking and problem solving...As a source of current and extensively referenced in-depth essays, this is a valuable resource for upper-division undergraduates, graduates, and faculty working in cognitive and educational psychology."--CHOICE"Almost all of the chapters are accessible and intelligible to educated readers whether they are psychologists or not. This is an unexpected and impressive accomplishment for a handbook... Almost every chapter gives a balanced description of the major perspectives or theoretical viewpoints that allow the reader to see the structure of the major approaches to each topic... The work admirably fulfills the stated purpose of both the volume and the series."--James J. Jenkins, University of South Florida, Tampa, in CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

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저자(글) Robert J. Sternberg

2010년 현재 미국 터프츠대학교의 예술과학대학 학장이자 심리학과 교수, 교육학과의 외래교수이다. 그의 연구 초점은 지능과 인지발달이며, 미국 정부로부터 약 220억 원의 기금을 받아 연구를 수행하였다. Sternberg는 APA, AERA, APS를 비롯하여 여러 학회로부터 많은 상을 받았으며, 1,200편이 넘는 논문과 책을 저술하였다. 그는 성공지능이론, 창의성에 관한 투자이론, 정신자치이론, 지혜에 관한 균형이론, 사랑에 관한 삼각이론으로 널리 알려졌다.