Journal article
You need to know: There is a causal relationship between structural knowledge and control performance in complex problem solving tasks
Intelligence, Vol.38(3), pp.345-352
2010
Abstract
This study investigates the relationships between structural knowledge, control performance and fluid intelligence in a complex problem solving (CPS) task. 75 participants received either complete, partial or no information regarding the underlying structure of a complex problem solving task, and controlled the task to reach specific goals. Control was best when complete structural information was available and was not better than random when no information was provided. In comparison to previous studies, a moderate to strong correlation between fluid intelligence and control performance was observed across all conditions. It appears that effective complex problem solving requires a combination of task-specific knowledge and abstract thinking skills.
Details
- Title
- You need to know: There is a causal relationship between structural knowledge and control performance in complex problem solving tasks
- Authors
- Natassia Goode (Author) - University of SydneyJ F Beckmann (Author) - University of Sydney
- Publication details
- Intelligence, Vol.38(3), pp.345-352
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.intell.2010.01.001
- ISSN
- 0160-2896
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450302902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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