Cognitive Psychology

Question 1

Define distributed cognitive systems in problem solving e.g what each component describes

Answer 1

Internal environment: guidlines in practice

Tool and technology: protocols for situations on what equiptment to use

Organisation: workshops on communication skills, revision days

Tasks: discussing the best action for a specific problem in a team

In addition person and external environment

Question 2

What are some common toadblocks to problem solving

Answer 2

• the way the problem/ solution is presented
• not realising there is an issue
• needing to do something immediately rather than stopping to think about it

Question 3

What are naturalistic and experimental methods to studying problem solving

Answer 3

Naturalistic- watching subjects overtly in their natural environment

Experimental- during an experiment where one or more variables are controlled