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Social Problem-Solving: Why Doesn't it Work?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Alan Ralph
Alan Ralph*
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Murdoch University
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Psychology Program, Murdoch University, MURDOCH W.A. 6150
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Abstract

Several studies are reviewed which evaluate the efficacy of training social problem-solving. Most of these studies reported assessing whether transfer of training took place following training. The means by which these assessments were made are examined and conclusions drawn concerning their validity. Attention is also drawn to the findings reported from several recent studies that question the efficacy of the step-by-step process model of training and propose an alternative model based on content analysis. Finally, the role of verbal cues in training social problem-solving is examined and a call made for the empirical analysis of competent behaviour in natural settings prior to training.

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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , June 1990 , pp. 5 - 10
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Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1990

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