Journal Article10.1016/0010-0285(76)90005-0
Modeling strategy shifts in a problem-solving task
Herbert A. Simon,Stephen K. Reed +1 more
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TL;DR: A computer simulation model was fitted to human laboratory data for the Missionaries and Cannibals task to explain the effects upon problem performance of giving a hint, and the effects of solving the problem a second time after one successful solution had been achieved.
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About: This article is published in Cognitive Psychology. The article was published on 01 Jan 1976. The article focuses on the topics: Task analysis & Task (project management).
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