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Scientific Discovery and the Psychology of Problem Solving

Boston studies in the philosophy of sciencePublished 1 January 1977
Herbert A. Simon
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Abstract

In the previous chapter a theory of human problem solving was put forward with references to some of the evidence for its validity. The theory has been formalized and tested by incorporating it in programs for digital computers and studying the behavior of these programs when they are confronted with problem-solving tasks.

Keywords

PsychologyComputer Science