| Cross-national comparisons of complex problem-solving strategies in two microworlds. | |
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PMID: 21564221 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Research in the fields of complex problem solving (CPS) and dynamic decision making using microworlds has been mainly conducted in Western industrialized countries. This study analyzes the CPS process by investigating thinking-aloud protocols in five countries. Participants were 511 students from Brazil, Germany, India, the Philippines, and the United States who worked on two microworlds. On the basis of cultural-psychological theories, specific cross-national differences in CPS strategies were hypothesized. Following theories of situatedness of cognition, hypotheses about the specific frequency of problem-solving strategies in the two microworlds were developed. Results of the verbal protocols showed (a) modification of the theoretical CPS model, (b) task dependence of CPS strategies, and (c) cross-national differences in CPS strategies. Participants' CPS processes were particularly influenced by country-specific problem-solving strategies. |
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C Dominik Güss; Ma Teresa Tuason; Christiane Gerhard |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-12-11 |
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Title: Cognitive science Volume: 34 ISSN: 1551-6709 ISO Abbreviation: Cogn Sci Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-05-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708195 Medline TA: Cogn Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 489-520 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2009 Cognitive Science Society, Inc. |
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Department of Psychology, University of North Florida Institut für Theoretische Psychologie, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg. |
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