Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1975
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Economics
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to examine in depth one aspect of human problem solving; specifically, to deal with a task environment familiar to the managerial practiocioner --- one of allocating scarece resources in an equitable and efficient manner toward the accomplishment of a defined goal. The central focus will be on measuring the problem solver’s relative efficiency and equitability in solving this allocation task using two different sets of data. To observe the problem solver’s thought processes, the “thinking aloud protocol” will be used. The use of protocols in discussed in Chapter 2. Of prime importance in the evaluation of protocols is (1) the goal of the problem solution and (2) the data given to the problem solver for use in arriving at this goal. The goal toward which the problem solver for use in arriving at this goal. The goal toward which the problem solver is striving has two distinct areas.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Problem solving
Human information processing
Econometrics
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
102
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Kackley, Jerry Alan, "Human Problem Solving of Two Applied Tasks in Economic Allocation" (1975). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4884.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/4884