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. 2017 May 23:8:851.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00851. eCollection 2017.

The Role of Motivation in Complex Problem Solving

C Dominik Güss  1 , Madison Lee Burger  1 , Dietrich Dörner  2
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The Role of Motivation in Complex Problem Solving

C Dominik Güss et al. Front Psychol. .
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Keywords: Maslow's hierarchy of needs; PSI-theory; achievement motivation; complex problem solving; dynamic decision making; motivation; simulation.

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