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Peer reviewedTversky, Amos; Kahneman, Daniel – Science, 1981
Presents evidence that the psychological principles that govern the perception of decision problems and evaluation of probabilities and outcomes produce predictable shifts of preference when the same problem is framed in different ways. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBowen, Craig W.; Bodner, George M. – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
A model for problem solving stressing both psychological and cultural influences is presented. This model is based on the analyses of how graduate students (n=10) solve organic synthesis problems, along with two models of problem solving and a constructivist epistemological stance. (KR)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
