Everyday Problem Solving

JAN D. SINNOTT is Associate Professor of Psychology at Towson State University, Maryland. She is a well known researcher in lifespan cognitive development and publishes frequently on aging. She is both contributor to and editor of Beyond Formal Operations I, II, and III (Praeger, 1984).

• Background: About This Book and the Field of Everyday Problem SolvingThe Interpersonal Basis of Everyday SolvingTheoretical Models of Everyday Problem Solving in AdulthoodAn Overview--If Not a Taxonomy--of "Everyday Problems" Used in researchProblems in Everyday Problem Solving Research: A Framework for Conceptualizing Solutions to Everyday ProblemsA Model for the Solution of Ill-Structured Problems: Implications for Everyday and Abstract Problem SolvingPlans, Actions, and Transactions in Solving Everyday ProblemsEveryday Reasoning and Adult Development From an Attributional FrameworkA Developmental Framework for Understanding Conflict Resolution ProcessesConsumer ReasoningInterpreting Discrepant Narrative: Hermenuetics and Adult Problem CognitionAcademic and Everyday Intelligence in Adulthood: Conceptions of Self and Ability TestsPractical Problem Solving in Adults; A Comparison of Problem Types and Scoring MethodsThe Problem of the ProblemTesting Cognitive Skills with Playing CardsEveryday Problem Solving: Implications for EducationA Self-Evaluation Framework for Understanding Everyday Memory AgingCognitive Intervention: A Review and Implications for Everyday Problem SolvingSummary: Issues and Future Directions for Everyday Problem Solving ResearchIndex