Strategic use of familiarity in display-based problem solving |
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Authors: | Payne S J Richardson J Howes A |
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Institution: | School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom. paynes@cardiff.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | The authors report 4 experiments that investigated the role of recognition memory and plausibility in a display-based problem-solving task (computer menu search). It was found that both the familiarity of options and their plausibility played a role in determining choices when the correct options could not be recollected. The use of familiarity was adaptive: Participants relied less on familiarity when it was a less valid guide to correct choices. The implications of these findings for theories of problem solving and learning are discussed. |
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