Virtual Reality Social Problem-Solving Task

Based on recent research with young, depressed adults, age-related cognitive declines and decreased autobiographical specificity were hypothesized to predict poorer social problem-solving ability in older than in younger healthy adults. Priming autobiographical memory (ABM) was hypothesized to improve social problem-solving performance for older adults. Subsequent to cognitive tests, old and young participants’ specific ABMs were tested using a cued recall task, followed by a social problem-solving task. The order of the tasks was counterbalanced to test for a priming effect. Autobiographical specificity was related to cognitive ability and predicted social problem-solving ability for both age groups. However, priming of ABM did not improve social problem-solving ability for older or younger adults. This study provides support for the hypothesis that autobiographical memory serves a directive function across the life-span.

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Investigation of Social Problem Solving Ability in Schizophrenia Using Virtual Reality

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e695432011-078 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Jaehun Kim ◽

Kwanguk Kim ◽

Kiwan Han ◽

Hee Jeong Jang ◽

Junyoung Park ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Social Problem ◽

Social Problem Solving

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Think aloud statements and solutions of dysphoric persons on a social Problem-Solving task

Cognitive Therapy and Research ◽

10.1007/bf02228029 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 97-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Vicki D. Mayo ◽

Junko Tanaka-Matsumi

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Social Problem ◽

Social Problem Solving ◽

Think Aloud ◽

Problem Solving Task

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Steroid hormones moderate the association between trait negative affect and symptoms of burnout after a social problem-solving task in young men

Psychoneuroendocrinology ◽

10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.134 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

pp. 51 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andreas Walther ◽

Christian Voegtlin ◽

Ulrike Ehlert

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Steroid Hormones ◽

Social Problem ◽

Young Men ◽

Social Problem Solving ◽

Problem Solving Task

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Problem Solving from Different Perspectives: An Investigation of Instructional Context on Social Problem-Solving Ability

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy ◽

10.1891/0889-8391.7.1.49 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 49-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David L. Penn ◽

Will Spaulding ◽

Debra A. Hope

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Social Problem ◽

Priming Effect ◽

Social Problem Solving ◽

Personal Perspective ◽

Problem Situation ◽

Stage Model ◽

Instructional Context ◽

Solution Generation ◽

Problem Solving Task

The Means-Ends Problem Solving task (MEPS) was used to assess the effect of instructional set on means-ends thinking. Half of the vignettes were presented from the perspective of a hypothetical individual and half from the subjects’ own personal perspective. Results showed that subjects instructed to respond from the perspective of the hypothetical other produced less socially appropriate responses when their own perspective was presented first. When the order of instructed perspective was reversed (i.e., hypothetical other first), no differences in response quality or quantity were found. This finding supports the use of the MEPS in its traditional form. Results from a second task (alternative solution generation), designed to assess the effect of priming across different social problem solving-tasks, revealed a facilitative priming effect. Individuals generated more solutions to a problem situation when the previous MEPS vignettes had been in the instructed perspective order of Other-Self. Implications of the study’s findings for a two-stage model of problem solving and clinical assessment are discussed.

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