?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Solving+complex+problems%3A+Human+identification+and+control+of+complex+systems&rft.creator=Funke%2C+Joachim&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Studying+complex+problem+solving+by+means+of+computer-simulated+scenarios+has+become+one+of+the+favorite+themes+of+modern+theorists+in+German-speaking+countries+who+are+concerned+with+the+psychology+of+thinking.+Following+the+pioneering+work+of+Dietrich+Doerner+(University+of+Bamberg%2C+FRG)+in+the+mid-70s%2C+many+new+scenarios+have+been+developed+and+applied+in+correlational+as+well+as+in+experimental+studies+(for+a+review+see+Funke%2C+1988).+Instead+of+studying+problem-solving+behavior+in+restricted+situations+(like+the+%22Tower+of+Hanoi%22+or+%22Cannibals+and+Missionaries%22%3B+cf.+Greeno%2C+1974%3B+Jeffries%2C+Polson%2C+%26+Razran%2C+1977)%2C+the+new+approach+focuses+on+semantically+rich+domains+that+provide+a+touch+of+reality+that+has+not+inherent+in+the+older+research+(see+also+Bhaskar+%26+Simon%2C+1977).+In+the+computer-administered+scenario+%22LOHHAUSEN%22%2C+for+instance%2C+subjects+have+to+take+over+the+regentship+of+a+little+town+(Doerner%2C+Kreuzig%2C+Reither%2C+%26+Staeudel%2C+1983).+In+other+work%2C+subjects+take+over+the+roles+of+a+manager+of+a+little+shop+(Putz-Osterloh%2C+1981)%2C+of+an+engineer+in+a+developmental+country+(Reither%2C+1981)%2C+or+of+a+pilot+flying+to+the+moon+(Thalmaier%2C+1979).+In+general%2C+the+new+approach+deals+with+the+exploration+and+control+of+complex+and+dynamic+systems+by+human+individuals.%0AThis+chapter+is+divided+into+four+main+parts.+First%2C+I+give+a+working+definition+of+what+I+mean+by+%22complex+problem+solving%22+and+suggest+how+complex+tasks+can+be+profitably+analyzed+and+compared+to+each+other+across+domains.+Second%2C+I+summarize+recent+research+on+complex+problem+solving%2C+analyze+the+main+streams+of+current+research%2C+and+discuss+the+underlying+principles+and+mechanisms+uncovered+so+far.+Also%2C+I+consider+how+people+learn+to+solve+complex+problems+and+discuss+expert-novice+differences+in+complex+problem+solving.+Third%2C+I+describe+my+own+approach+to+studying+complex+problem+solving+in+which+it+is+conceptualized+as+a+dynamic+process+of+knowledge+acquisition+and+of+knowledge+application.+I+briefly+describe+the+so-called+DYNAMIS+project+and+the+DYNAMIS+shell+for+scenario%2C+and+report+the+results+of+some+studies+within+this+framework.+Finally%2C+I+give+perspectives+for+future+research.+&rft.publisher=Lawrence+Erlbaum&rft.contributor=Sternberg%2C+Robert&rft.contributor=Frensch%2C+Peter&rft.date=1991&rft.type=Book+Chapter&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3005%2F1%2FFunke_1991_CPS.pdf&rft.identifier=++Funke%2C+Joachim++(1991)+Solving+complex+problems%3A+Human+identification+and+control+of+complex+systems.++%5BBook+Chapter%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3005%2F