?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Analysis+of+minimal+complex+systems+and+complex+problem+solving+require+different+forms+of+causal+cognition&rft.creator=Funke%2C+Joachim&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=In+the+last+20+years%2C+a+stream+of+research+emerged+under+the+label+of+%E2%80%9Ecomplex+problem+solving%E2%80%9C+(CPS).+This+research+was+intended+to+describe+the+way+people+deal+with+complex%2C+dynamic%2C+and+intransparent+situations.+Complex+computer-simulated+scenarios+were+as+stimulus+material+in+psychological+experiments.+This+line+of+research+lead+to+subtle+insights+into+the+way+how+people+deal+with+complexity+and+uncertainty.+Besides+these+knowledge-rich%2C+realistic%2C+intransparent%2C+complex%2C+dynamic+scenarios+with+many+variables%2C+a+second+line+of+research+used+more+simple%2C+knowledge-lean+scenarios+with+a+low+number+of+variables+(%E2%80%9Eminimal+complex+systems%E2%80%9C%2C+MCS)+that+have+been+proposed+recently+in+problem-solving+research+for+the+purpose+of+educational+assessment.+In+both+cases%2C+the+idea+behind+the+use+of+microworlds+is+to+increase+validity+of+problem+solving+tasks+by+presenting+interactive+environments+that+can+be+explored+and+controlled+by+participants+while+pursuing+certain+action+goals.+The+main+argument+presented+here+is%3A+both+types+of+systems+-+CPS+and+MCS+%E2%80%93+can+only+be+dealt+with+successfully+if+causal+dependencies+between+input+and+output+variables+are+identified+and+used+for+system+control.+System+knowledge+is+necessary+for+control+and+intervention.+But+CPS+and+MCS+differ+in+their+way+of+how+causal+dependencies+are+identified+and+how+the+mental+model+is+constructed%3B+therefore%2C+they+cannot+be+compared+directly+to+each+other+with+respect+to+the+cognitive+processes+that+are+necessary+for+solving+the+tasks.+Knowledge-poor+MCS+tasks+address+only+a+small+fraction+of+the+cognitive+processes+and+structures+needed+for+knowledge-rich+CPS+situations.&rft.date=2014&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9832%2F1%2FFunke%25202014%2520analysis.pdf&rft.identifier=++Funke%2C+Joachim++(2014)+Analysis+of+minimal+complex+systems+and+complex+problem+solving+require+different+forms+of+causal+cognition.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9832%2F