PROBLEM SOLVING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The thought processes involved in solving a problem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("problem solving" is a kind of...):

cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully)

Meronyms (parts of "problem solving"):

convergent thinking (thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution))

inspiration (a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "problem solving"):

enquiry; inquiry; research (a search for knowledge)

calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems