?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Process+of+Solving+Complex+Problems&rft.creator=Fischer%2C+Andreas&rft.creator=Greiff%2C+Samuel&rft.creator=Funke%2C+Joachim&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=This+article+is+about+Complex+Problem+Solving+(CPS)%2C+its+history+in+a+variety+of+research+domains+(e.g.%2C+human+problem+solving%2C+expertise%2C+decision+making%2C+and+intelligence)%2C+a+formal+definition+and+a+process+theory+of+CPS+applicable+to+the+interdisciplinary+field.+CPS+is+portrayed+as+(a)+knowledge+acquisition+and+(b)+knowledge+application+concerning+the+goal-oriented+control+of+systems+that+contain+many+highly+interrelated+elements+(i.e.%2C%0D%0Acomplex+systems).+The+impact+of+implicit+and+explicit+knowledge+as+well+as+systematic+strategy+selection+on+the+solution+process+are+discussed%2C+emphasizing+the+importance+of+(1)+information+generation+(due+to+the+initial+intransparency+of+the+situation)%2C+(2)+information+reduction+(due+to+the+overcharging+complexity+of+the+problem%E2%80%99s+structure)%2C+(3)+model+building+(due+to+the+interconnectedness+of+the+variables)%2C+(4)+dynamic+decision+making+(due+to+the+eigendynamics+of+the+system)%2C+and+(5)+evaluation+(due+to+many%2C+interfering+and%2For+ill-defined+goals).&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9042%2F1%2FFischer%2520Greiff%2520Funke%25202012.pdf&rft.identifier=++Fischer%2C+Andreas+and+Greiff%2C+Samuel+and+Funke%2C+Joachim++(2012)+The+Process+of+Solving+Complex+Problems.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9042%2F