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Main Author: Laughlin, Patrick R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press c2011
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Basic concepts in group problem solving -- Social combination models -- Memory and group problem solving -- Group ability composition on world knowledge problems -- Collective induction -- Letters-to-numbers problems -- Group-to-individual problem-solving transfer -- Social choice theory -- Conclusions
Experimental research by social and cognitive psychologists has established that cooperative groups solve a wide range of problems better than individuals. Cooperative problem solving groups of scientific researchers, auditors, financial analysts, air crash investigators, and forensic art experts are increasingly important in our complex and interdependent society. This comprehensive textbook--the first of its kind in decades--presents important theories and experimental research about group problem solving. The book focuses on tasks that have demonstrably correct solutions within mathematical, logical, scientific, or verbal systems, including algebra problems, analogies, vocabulary, and logical reasoning problems. The book explores basic concepts in group problem solving, social combination models, group memory, group ability and world knowledge tasks, rule induction problems, letters-to-numbers problems, evidence for positive group-to-individual transfer, and social choice theory. The conclusion proposes ten generalizations that are supported by the theory and research on group problem solving
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 158 p.)
ISBN:9781400836673
1400836670
9780691147901
0691147906
9780691147918
0691147914

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