Authors: Cañas, J. J.; AntolÍ, A.; Fajardo, I.; Salmerón, L.

Source: Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, Volume 6, Number 1, January–February 2005 , pp. 95-108(14)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

Abstract:

Performance in dynamic complex problem tasks is affected by cognitive inflexibility, whereby people are sometimes unable to adapt their strategies to unexpected changes in their surroundings. This cognitive inflexibility only affects a person's performance when the environmental changes are relevant to the particular problem-solving strategy that they are using. This paper describes a new methodology to detect cognitive flexibility in the use of strategies and presents an experiment designed to test the hypothesis, proving that the type of training affects cognitive flexibility.

Keywords: Cognitive flexibility; Complex problem-solving

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639220512331311599

Affiliations: 1: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Granada, Facultad de Psicología, Campus de Cartuja, Granada 18071, Spain

Publication date: 2005-01-01

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