Representational Change and the Use of Metaphors in Problem Solving: The Winding Roots of Understanding...

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Benjamin Angerer (University of Osnabrück, Germany)

Representational Change and the Use of Metaphors in Problem Solving

The Winding Roots of Understanding

Benjamin Angerer (University of Osnabrück, Germany)

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Routledge
08 October 2024

Intelligence & reasoning; Perception

Series: Explorations in Cognitive Psychology

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.

By: Benjamin Angerer (University of Osnabrück Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 412g
ISBN: 9781032321370
ISBN 10: 1032321377
Series: Explorations in Cognitive Psychology
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benjamin Angerer is Research Associate at the Institutes of Philosophy, Computer Science, and Centre for Digital Education, University of Osnabrück, Germany.