Representational change and the use of metaphors in problem solving : the winding roots of understanding / Benjamin Angerer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angerer, Benjamin, author.

Series:

Explorations in cognitive psychology series.

Explorations in cognitive psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Problem solving.

Psychology--Research--Methodology.

Psychology.

Metaphor--Psychological aspects.

Metaphor.

Cognitive psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2024]

Summary:

"This book addresses a longstanding impasse in problem solving research: if structured mental representations of problems are required for solving them, how do those arise and, if needed, change? The book argues that established theories underestimate this question due to methodological requirements. Proposing to momentarily suspend these requirements, including the focus on well-defined puzzle tasks, the book suggests to alternatively conduct exploratory studies with more complex, open-ended problems. It presents a qualitative case study of participants working for several days on a mental paper folding task designed to challenge them to construct their own representations. Charting their use of gestures, metaphors, and ever more complex descriptions, it carefully traces the chronology of their thinking. Combining in-depth empirical investigation with theory-building, the book proposes a framework of problem solving that goes beyond established models, accommodating associative, motivational, and affective factors. This book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of cognitive science, psychology, philosophy of mind and cognition, and cognitive artificial intelligence"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 Problem-solving research and its struggle with representational change

3 Metaphors to the rescue?

4 The domain of iterated mental paper folding

5 A single case of learning how to represent folds

6 Back to theory

7 Associations, routines, and transient spaces: sketches of a new framework

8 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781003313021

1003313027

9781000909753

1000909751

9781000909746

1000909743

OCLC:

1379468199