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Obstacles in Investigating the Role of Restructuring in Insightful Problem Solving

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dc.creator Ash, Ivan K.
dc.creator Cushen, Patrick J.
dc.creator Wiley, Jennifer
dc.date 2009-12-16T16:25:15Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-24T14:18:15Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-24T14:18:15Z
dc.identifier http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jps/vol2/iss2/3
dc.identifier http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=jps
dc.identifier.uri http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=jps
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/25622
dc.description In the present article, we articulate three assumptions underlying theories proposing that restructuring processes play a key role in insightful problem solving: representational difficulty, representational change, and discontinuity in solution processes. We argue that these assumptions need empirical validation to justify the proposition of restructuring mechanisms that are unique from those involved in classic information-processing theories of problem solving. To this end, we review some theoretical and methodological obstacles that are inherent in the investigation of the existence and nature of restructuring processes. We then offer some recommendations on how to overcome or avoid these obstacles in future studies. Finally, we discuss some questions to help motivate new research.
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dc.publisher Purdue University
dc.source The Journal of Problem Solving
dc.subject insight
dc.subject problem solving
dc.subject creativity
dc.title Obstacles in Investigating the Role of Restructuring in Insightful Problem Solving
dc.type Article


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