Observing people in real situations and noting how they solve problems.

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- Think-aloud protocol
- In vivo problem-solving research

Methods to studying problem solving

Goldstein, E. B. (2014). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience. Nelson Education.


Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience

Subjects are asked to share their reasoning out loud as they solve problems. This helps experimenters to gain insight as to what the participants are thinking as they solve the problem.

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