Group Problem Solving /

Experimental research by social and cognitive psychologists has established that cooperative groups solve a wide range of problems better than individuals. Cooperative problem solving groups of scientific researchers, auditors, financial analysts, air crash investigators, and forensic art experts ar...

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Main Author: Laughlin, Patrick R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2011
Edition:Course Book
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ISBN:9781400836673
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. Basic Concepts in Group Problem Solving
  • Chapter Two. Social Combination Models
  • Chapter Three. Memory and Group Problem Solving
  • Chapter Four. Group Ability Composition on World Knowledge Problems
  • Chapter Five. Collective Induction
  • Chapter Six. Letters-to-Numbers Problems
  • Chapter Seven. Group-to-Individual Problem-Solving Transfer
  • Chapter Eight. Social Choice Theory
  • Chapter Nine. Conclusions
  • References
  • Index