Imagine you’re facing a problem at work–maybe your big presentation isn’t quite working, your new design lacks something, or your hiring strategy needs a tune-up. How do you proceed with solving the ...

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Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

In today’s competitive job market, employers are actively seeking individuals who possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. These two abilities go hand in hand, and together, they ...

It’s not about bad execution, but it boils down to thinking alignment. This happens when we use small tools for big problems, big tools for small problems, then we wonder why everyone is tired and ...

Solving arithmetic problems, even simple subtractions, involves mental representations whose influence remains to be clarified. Visualizing these representations would enable us to better understand ...

So, you’re about to drive to the airport for an important trip, and damn, your tire is absolutely flat. Big problem. You mentally scramble; you’re sure you’re not going to make your flight. Panic sets ...

THE USE OF problem-solving strategies by 59 deaf and hard of hearing children, grades K–3, was investigated. The children were asked to solve 9 arithmetic story problems presented to them in American ...

An article published in the June 2021 issue of Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, by Southward and colleagues, explores the most effective emotion regulation strategies, as ...

Imagine you’re the CEO of a large company and you’ve developed an impressive strategic plan that has cost countless amounts of time and money. But, the different departments of your company are ...