problem solving

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Discover

Gutzon Borglum. Presidents. Sculpture. National park. George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Theodore Roosevelt. Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota.

9 Memorials and Monuments in the United States

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Drinking water is poured into a glass.

Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

problem solving: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

News •

FKF Leadership Academy orients new young leaders • May 7, 2025, 5:15 AM ET (The Point)

Topics

means-ends analysis insight Gordian knot principle learning British Museum technique generate-and-test method working-forward approach trial-and-error learning working-backward approach soft skills heuristic

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

learning theory: Principle learning

Key People

Wolfgang Köhler

German psychologist

Édouard Claparède

Swiss educator and psychologist