Thinking and Problem Solving (Handbook of Perception and Cognition) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0121619524 ISBN 13: 9780121619527

Verlag: Academic Press Inc, 1994

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How do people solve complex problems in mathematics and everyday life? How are new ideas generated? How are clues to the solution of mysteries pieced together and novel events categorized? And how are these skills taught to others? This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of literature on cognition, reasoning, intelligence and other formative areas specific to the field of thinking and problem solving. It is intended for advanced undergraduates, researchers and academics in educational psychology.

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Robert J. Sternberg is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at Tufts University. Prior to being at Tufts, he was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Professor of Management in the School of Management, and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University. This center, now relocated to Tufts, is dedicated to the advancement of theory, research, practice, and policy advancing the notion of intelligence as developing expertise, as a construct that is modifiable and capable, to some extent, of development throughout the lifespan. The Center seeks to have an impact on science, education, and society. Sternberg was the 2003 President of the American Psychological Association and is the 2006 2007 President of the Eastern Psychological Association. He was on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association and the Board of Trustees of the APA Insurance Trust. He is currently on the Board of Trustees of the American Psychological Foundation and on the Board of Directors of the Eastern Psychological Association as well as of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Sternberg received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1975 and his B.A. from Yale University. He holds honorary doctorates from eight universities. He is the author of over 1,100 journal articles, chapters, and books. He focuses his research on intelligence, creativity, and wisdom and has studied love and close relationships as well as hate. This research has been conducted on five different continents.

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• Verlag: Academic Press Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0121619524
• ISBN 13: 9780121619527
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 480
• Herausgeber: Sternberg Robert J.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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