PROBLEM SOLVING
Dictionary entry overview: What does problem solving mean?
• PROBLEM SOLVING (noun)
The noun PROBLEM SOLVING has 2 senses:
1. the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems
2. the thought processes involved in solving a problem
Familiarity information: PROBLEM SOLVING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PROBLEM SOLVING (noun)
Meaning:
The area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("problem solving" is a kind of...):
cognitive psychology (an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes)
Meaning:
The thought processes involved in solving a problem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("problem solving" is a kind of...):
cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully)
Meronyms (parts of "problem solving"):
convergent thinking (thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution))
inspiration (a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "problem solving"):
enquiry; inquiry; research (a search for knowledge)
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
