Problem solving

Problem solving is a mental activity related to intelligence and thinking.[1] It consists of finding solutions to problems. A problem is a situation that needs to be changed.[2] It suggests that the solution is not totally obvious, for then it would not be a problem.

A great deal of human life is spent solving problems. Social life is based on the notion that together we might solve problems which we could not as individuals.

  1. Wason P.C. & Johnson-Laird P.N. 1968. Thinking and reasoning: selected readings. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
  2. "A problem arises when a living thing has a goal, but does not know how this goal is to be reached". Karl Dunker, in On problem solving. APA Psychological Monographs. 58 #5.

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