A process model for water jug problems
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Water-jug problems can be constructed such that they put a substantial burden on working memory.
“Water-jug problems can be constructed such that they put a substantial burden on working memory (Atwood & Polson, 1976;Atwood, Masson, & Polson, 1980).”
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- Authors
- Atwood, M. E., & Polson, P. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado System (US)
- Corresponding author
- Atwood, Michael E
- Venue
- Cognitive Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1976-04
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 191-216
- ISSN
- 0010-0285 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2009716227
- Cited by
- 157
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 2.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cognitive Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI-based Problem Solving and Planning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Keywords
- process model, means-ends analysis, problem difficulty, short-term memory, long-term memory, forward planning, problem solving
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