Successful and unsuccessful complex problem solvers differ in transition frequencies between questions and decisions¶

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q2 i? Analyses of transition frequencies between questions and decisions show significant differences between successful and unsuccessful problem solvers in complex simulated situations. → Joachim Funke 2009

Evidence¶

Joachim Funke 2009¶

Joachim Funke. (2009). Complex problem solving: a case for complex cognition? Cogn Process. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-009-0345-0

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The review attributes to Dörner and Wearing (1995) an analysis of process data from complex dynamic scenarios, reporting significant differences in question-to-decision transition frequencies between successful and unsuccessful problem solvers. No test statistic or effect size is printed in the review.

"For example, analyses of transition fre- quencies between questions and decisions show significant differences between successful and unsuccessful problem solvers (Do¨ rner and Wearing 1995, p. 74f)."

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