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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781492003321

Autore

Laughlin Patrick R. <1934->

Titolo

Group problem solving [[electronic resource] /] / Patrick R. Laughlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-16373-X

9786613163738

1-4008-3667-0

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/036

Soggetti

Group problem solving

Small groups

Problem solving

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Basic Concepts in Group Problem Solving -- Chapter Two. Social Combination Models -- Chapter Three. Memory and Group Problem Solving -- Chapter Four. Group Ability Composition on World Knowledge Problems -- Chapter Five. Collective Induction -- Chapter Six. Letters-to-Numbers Problems -- Chapter Seven. Group-to-Individual Problem-Solving Transfer -- Chapter Eight. Social Choice Theory -- Chapter Nine. Conclusions -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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. Group Problem Solving is an essential resource for decision-making research in social and cognitive psychology, but also extremely relevant to multidisciplinary and multicultural problem-solving teams in organizational behavior, business administration, management, and behavioral economics.