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Experimental research by social and cognitive psychologists has established that cooperative groups solve a wide range of problems better than individuals. Cooperative problem solving groups of scientific researchers, auditors, financial analysts, air crash investigators, and forensic art experts are increasingly important in our complex and interdependent society. This comprehensive textbook--the first of its kind in decades--presents important theories and experimental research about group problem solving. The book focuses on tasks that have demonstrably correct solutions within mathematical, logical, scientific, or verbal systems, including algebra problems, analogies, vocabulary, and logical reasoning problems. The book explores basic concepts in group problem solving, social combination models, group memory, group ability and world knowledge tasks, rule induction problems, letters-to-numbers problems, evidence for positive group-to-individual transfer, and social choice theory. The conclusion proposes ten generalizations that are supported by the theory and research on group problem solving. Group Problem Solving is an essential resource for decision-making research in social and cognitive psychology, but also extremely relevant to multidisciplinary and multicultural problem-solving teams in organizational behavior, business administration, management, and behavioral economics.

Group problem solving. --- Problem solving. --- Small groups. --- Group problem solving --- Small groups --- Problem solving --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Management Theory --- Groups, Small --- Problem solving, Group --- Team problem solving --- Methodology --- Psychology --- Decision making --- Executive functions (Neuropsychology) --- Social groups --- E-books --- IGI design. --- III design. --- U.S. Constitution. --- algebra. --- collective group response. --- collective induction. --- common knowledge effect. --- conceptual system. --- cooperative group. --- cooperative groups. --- cooperative problem solving. --- demonstrability. --- group ability composition. --- group ability. --- group choice. --- group judgment. --- group members. --- group memory. --- group performance. --- group problem solving. --- group process. --- group product. --- group recognition memory. --- group response. --- group structure. --- group task. --- group tasks. --- group-to-individual problem-solving. --- high-ability persons. --- hypothesis evaluation. --- hypothesis formation. --- individual problem solving. --- induction. --- information. --- intellective tasks. --- intellective-judgmental continuum. --- judgmental tasks. --- letters-to-numbers problems. --- logical reasoning. --- low-ability persons. --- medium-ability persons. --- member characteristics. --- member preferences. --- problem solving. --- rule induction problems. --- social choice theory. --- social combination models. --- social combination processes. --- social decision scheme. --- societal decisions. --- societal problem solving. --- supportive group memory. --- voting procedures. --- voting systems. --- world knowledge tasks.