Problem Solvers Adjust Cognitive Offloading Based on Performance Goals

When incorporating the environment into mental processing (cf., cognitive offloading), one creates novel cognitive strategies that have the potential to improve task performance. Improved performance can, for example, mean faster problem solving, more accurate solutions, or even higher grades at uni...

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Published in:Cognitive science 2019-12, Vol.43 (12), p.e12802-n/a
Main Authors: Weis, Patrick P., Wiese, Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Cognitive ability
Cognitive Objectives
Cognitive offloading
Cognitive Processes
Distributed cognition
Experiments
Extended cognition
Goal Orientation
Information processing
Problem Solving
Reaction Time
Strategy selection
Task Analysis
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