Exploring Science: The Cognition and Development of Discovery Processes

Klahr, David

ISBN 10: 0262611767 / ISBN 13: 9780262611763

Published by A Bradford Book, 2002

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Synopsis:

Einstein said that "the whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." David Klahr suggests that we now know enough about cognition—and hence about everyday thinking—to advance our understanding of scientific thinking. In this book he sets out to describe the cognitive and developmental processes that have enabled scientists to make the discoveries that comprise the body of information we call "scientific knowledge."

Over the past decade Klahr and his colleagues have conducted extensive laboratory experiments in which they create discovery contexts, computer-based environments, to evoke the kind of thinking characteristic of scientific discovery in the "real world." In attempting to solve the problems posed by the discovery tasks, experiment participants (from preschoolers through university students, as well as laypersons) use many of the same higher-order cognitive processes used by practicing scientists. Through this work Klahr integrates two disparate approaches—the content-based approach and the process-based approach—to present a comprehensive model of the psychology of scientific discovery.

About the Authors: David Klahr is Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.

Herbert Simon is Professor of Psychology at Carnegie-Mellon University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 1978.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Exploring Science: The Cognition and ...
Publisher: A Bradford Book
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good