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You need to know: There is a causal relationship between structural knowledge and control performance in complex problem solving tasks

Goode, N.; Beckmann, J.F.

Authors

N. Goode



Abstract

This study investigates the relationships between structural knowledge, control performance and fluid intelligence in a complex problem solving (CPS) task. 75 participants received either complete, partial or no information regarding the underlying structure of a complex problem solving task, and controlled the task to reach specific goals. Control was best when complete structural information was available and was not better than random when no information was provided. In comparison to previous studies, a moderate to strong correlation between fluid intelligence and control performance was observed across all conditions. It appears that effective complex problem solving requires a combination of task-specific knowledge and abstract thinking skills.

Citation

Goode, N., & Beckmann, J. (2010). You need to know: There is a causal relationship between structural knowledge and control performance in complex problem solving tasks. Intelligence, 38(3), 345-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2010.01.001

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date May 1, 2010
Deposit Date Sep 28, 2011
Journal Intelligence
Print ISSN 0160-2896
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 3
Pages 345-352
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2010.01.001
Keywords Complex problem solving, Dynamic systems, Knowledge acquisition, Control performance, Fluid intelligence.

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