In cognitive psychology, the term 'problem-solving' refers to the mental process that people go through to discover, analyze, and solve problems. A problem exists when there is a goal that we want ...

Whether we identify a problem that inspires us or are given a problem to solve, how creative our work on it will be depends on how we think about it. What aspects of the problem can we focus on?

"In problem-solving, working memory serves as the mental ... associate professor of educational psychology in KU's School of Education & Human Sciences and one of the study's authors.