People - [ Faculty Bios - Jarrod Moss ]

Education

• B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2000
• M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2003
• Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2006

Areas of Research

• Problem Solving
  • Problem solving in complex domains (e.g., engineering design)
  • Cognitive mechanisms of insight
  • Creativity
• Cognitive Neuroscience (fMRI)
  • Neural correlates of effective learning strategies
  • Learning from text
• Expertise
• Computational models of cognition

Publications

• Tseng, I., Moss, J., Cagan, J., & Kotovsky, K. (in press). The role of timing and analogical similarity in the stimulation of idea generation in design, Design Studies.
• Moss, J., Kotovsky, K., & Cagan, J. (2007). The influence of open goals on the acquisition of problem relevant information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 33(5), 876-891.
• Moss, J., Kotovsky, K., & Cagan, J. (2006). The role of functionality in the mental representations of engineering students: Some differences in the early stages of expertise. Cognitive Science, 30(1), 65-93.
• Moss, J., Cagan, J., & Kotovsky, K. (2004). Learning from design experience in an agent-based design system. Research in Engineering Design, 15(2), 77-92.