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ArticlePsychometrika2025

Two Markov Solution Process Models for the Assessment of Planning in Problem Solving.

Andrea Brancaccio, Debora de Chiusole, Ottavia M Epifania, Pasquale Anselmi, Matilde Spinoso, Noemi Mazzoni, Alice Bacherini, Matteo Orsoni, Sara Giovagnoli, Irene Pierluigi and 3 more

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Article in Psychometrika, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

Andrea BrancaccioDepartment FISPPA, https://ror.org/00240q980University of Padua, Italy.
Debora de ChiusoleDepartment FISPPA, https://ror.org/00240q980University of Padua, Italy.
Ottavia M EpifaniaDepartment FISPPA, https://ror.org/00240q980University of Padua, Italy.
Pasquale AnselmiDepartment FISPPA, https://ror.org/00240q980University of Padua, Italy.
Matilde SpinosoDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari," https://ror.org/01111rn36University of Bologna, Italy.
Noemi MazzoniDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari," https://ror.org/01111rn36University of Bologna, Italy.
Alice BacheriniDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, https://ror.org/00x27da85University of Perugia, Italy.
Matteo OrsoniDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari," https://ror.org/01111rn36University of Bologna, Italy.
Sara GiovagnoliDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari," https://ror.org/01111rn36University of Bologna, Italy.
Irene PierluigiDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, https://ror.org/00x27da85University of Perugia, Italy.
Mariagrazia BenassiDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari," https://ror.org/01111rn36University of Bologna, Italy.
Giulia BalboniDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari," https://ror.org/01111rn36University of Bologna, Italy.
Luca StefanuttiDepartment FISPPA, https://ror.org/00240q980University of Padua, Italy.

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Abstract

Tower tasks are popular tools used to measure planning skills. The sequences of moves undertaken by the respondents in solving tower tasks might provide important and useful information to shed light on their planning skills. The article focuses on the distinction between a situation where planning occurs before action (pre-planning) from one where planning and action are interlaced all along the execution of the task (interim-planning). While the model for pre-planning was already developed by Stefanutti et al. (2021), an alternative model for the interim-planning is proposed. The two models are compared with one another in an empirical study. In accordance with the literature on the development of planning skills, the pre-planning model better fits data collected on individuals aged 14 on, while the interim-planning model displays a better fit with data collected on individuals aged 4-8. This result is further corroborated by the analysis of the time performance.

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Markov modelsproblem-solving modelingproblem spaceprocedural knowledge space theorytower of London test

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