In real-world problem-solving tasks that many people call complex (like flying a jet, programming, fixing a car, fighting a fire - the type investigated by the naturalistic decision making community) what are the key characteristics that separate problem solving in these types of tasks and problem solving in toy or experiment tasks where one or two stimuli are presented to participants? What are the characteristics that make complex problem solving complex?Are there levels of complexity that can capture the differences?
What are the characteristics that make complex problem solving complex?
terminology;decision making;problem solving