problem-solving
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Valdes testified that Jeffries shows some difficulties with his processing speed, attention, and problem-solving.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
It’s all problem-solving; if you do the research to think it through, you’re just likely to come up with better answers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The study, "Creative problem-solving after experimentally provoking dreams of unsolved puzzles during REM sleep" was published in the journal Neuroscience of Consciousness on Feb. 5.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026
The scans showed connectivity patterns for spatial reasoning and problem-solving that look more like what you’d find in monkeys than in mice.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Thomas looked up at the enormous walls covered in thick vines— desperation had finally clicked him into problem-solving mode.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
