Joachim Funke

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Joachim Funke is Professor of Theoretical and Cognitive Psychology at Heidelberg University. Among his main research interests are issues within the field of problem-solving and thinking, in particular, measurement aspects. He is one of the promoters of the European approach to Complex Problem Solving that uses computer-simulated micro-worlds for the assessment of problem-solving competencies. From 2010 to 2014, he was Chair of the international PISA Problem Solving Expert Group. He is also co-founder of ‘Heidelberg University Publishing’ and was editor-in-chief of Psychologische Rundschau. Moreover, he is on different editorial boards and is co-founder and co-editor of the open access Journal of Dynamic Decision Making. In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate from Szeged University, Hungary.