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A Study on the Problem Behavior Graphs of University Students in the Problem Finding Process

CHEN Li-jun1, ZHENG Xue2   

  1. 1. Educational school, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510665;
    2. Department of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631
  • Online:2011-01-15 Published:2011-01-15

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Abstract: The cognitive process of problem finding was compared between the conflict situation and the potential situation by means of thinking aloud.20 university students were selected to undertake the problem finding tasks. Half of them were good at finding problems,and the rest were weak at it.The research found out,in the potential situation the students used inside information,vertical thinking and the crossed problem behavior graphs more frequently than in the conflict situation.In the conflict situation,the students used contextual information,lateral thinking and the problem behavior graphs of horizontal parallel and lateral induction more frequently than in the potential situation.There was no significant difference between two group students in the use frequency of the state of knowledge,thinking operations and the problem behavior graphs.This result may be attributed to a fact,the use of problem behavior graphs was concerned with the basic cognitive process and general rules.

Key words: problem finding, the problem behavior graphs, thinking aloud, thinking operations, the state of knowledge

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3
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