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A study of how individuals solve complex and ill-structured problems

Fernandes, Ronald, Simon, Herbert A.·1999·Policy Sciences
DOI 10.1023/a:1004668303848
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  • Cognitive processing research has identified both bounded rationality and 'satisficing' as limitations to complex cognitive processing.

    “For example, cognitive processing research has identified both bounded rationality and 'satisficing' as limitations to complex cognitive processing [2,15,44,46-50].”

    From Rationality versus reality: the challenges of evidence-based decision making for health policy makers (2010) · cites this paper as [49]

  • Decision makers, even if they have access to required information and have relevant expertise, may not engage in complex cognitive information processing when making decisions.

    “However, decision-making research has shown that decision makers, even if they have access to required information and have relevant expertise, may not engage in complex cognitive information processing when making decisions [13,15,44,46-50].”

    From Rationality versus reality: the challenges of evidence-based decision making for health policy makers (2010) · cites this paper as [49]

  • Despite the expectation of rationality in policy decision making, policy makers' decisions can include individual and group utility factors and be a source of bias because decision information is rooted in individual cognitive processing.

    “Therefore, despite the expectation of rationality in policy decision making, policy makers' decisions can include individual and group utility factors and be a source of bias because decision information is rooted in individual cognitive processing [44-50,61].”

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Authors
Fernandes, R., & Simon, H. A.
Affiliations
Carnegie Mellon University (US)
ORCID
Fernandes, Ronald
Venue
Policy Sciences
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1999-09
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
225-245
ISSN
  • 0032-2687 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0891
DOI
10.1023/a:1004668303848
OpenAlex
W38741536
Cited by
94
References
0
Citations by year
2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 7
FWCI
2.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
Policy Sciences (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Problem Solving Skills Development
Keywords
problem solving, ill-structured problems, problem-solving strategies, verbal protocols, propositional representation, mental representation, professional training, national culture, hunger, cross-cultural comparison

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