Joachim Funke

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Joachim Funke (born July 19, 1953 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is professor for Experimental and Theoretical Psychology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

His research is directed to thinking and problem solving. For the Programme for International Student Assessment, computerized assessment tools for problem solving were developed.

Selected works

• Funke, J., & Frensch, P. A. (2007). Complex problem solving: The European perspective In D. H. Jonassen (Ed.), Learning to solve complex scientific problems (pp. 25-47). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Spering, M., Wagener, D., & Funke, J. (2005). The role of emotions in complex problem-solving. Cognition and Emotion, 19, 1252-1261.
• Wenke, D., Frensch, P. A., & Funke, J. (2005). Complex problem solving and intelligence: Empirical relation and causal direction. In R. J. Sternberg & J. E. Pretz (Eds.), Cognition and intelligence: Identifying the mechanisms of the mind (pp. 160-187). New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Funke, J. (2001). Dynamic systems as tools for analysing human judgement. Thinking and Reasoning, 7, 69-89.
• Funke, J. (1998). Computer-based testing and training with scenarios from complex problem-solving research: Advantages and disadvantages. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 6, 90-96.
• Frensch, P. A. & Funke, J. (Eds.) (1995). Complex problem solving: The European perspective. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

External links

• Homepage Joachim FunkeTemplate:Psychologist-stub

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