problem solving

1. 1.

   the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems

   Broadercognitive psychology
2. 2.

   the thought processes involved in solving a problem

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Questions about problem solving

What does problem solving mean?

problem solving means "the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is problem solving a common word?

problem solving is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.