No Role of Initial Problem Representation in Insight Problem Solving
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| Title: | No Role of Initial Problem Representation in Insight Problem Solving |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Chuderski, Adam, Jastrzebski, Jan |
| Source: | Creativity Research Journal. 2018 30(4):428-438. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Correlation, Fatigue (Biology), Volunteers, Foreign Countries, Accuracy, Intuition, Thinking Skills |
| Geographic Terms: | Poland |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10400419.2018.1531674 |
| ISSN: | 1040-0419 |
| Abstract: | The literature on insight problems--problems that supposedly can only be solved by rejection of an initial faulty problem representation and sudden comprehension of another, nonobvious representation (restructuring)--suggests that the size of initial representations affects the very process of problem solving. Large initial representations impose systematic, analytical search, whereas only small representations promote intuitive, associative processes assumed by some theorists to underpin insight. In a group of 353 young healthy participants, 6 previously validated insight problems were applied in either a small or large initial representation variant. Results demonstrated no reliable difference in performance between the problem variants with regard to (a) solution accuracy, (b) self-reported insight accompanying solutions, (c) effects of fatigue, (d) correlations with another 6 small representation-size problems, and (e) correlations with working memory capacity (which were notable). This outcome suggests that the size of initial faulty representation plays no role in insight problem solving process, supporting the account assuming its strong similarity to systematic, analytical problem solving. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 44 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1200015 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The literature on insight problems--problems that supposedly can only be solved by rejection of an initial faulty problem representation and sudden comprehension of another, nonobvious representation (restructuring)--suggests that the size of initial representations affects the very process of problem solving. Large initial representations impose systematic, analytical search, whereas only small representations promote intuitive, associative processes assumed by some theorists to underpin insight. In a group of 353 young healthy participants, 6 previously validated insight problems were applied in either a small or large initial representation variant. Results demonstrated no reliable difference in performance between the problem variants with regard to (a) solution accuracy, (b) self-reported insight accompanying solutions, (c) effects of fatigue, (d) correlations with another 6 small representation-size problems, and (e) correlations with working memory capacity (which were notable). This outcome suggests that the size of initial faulty representation plays no role in insight problem solving process, supporting the account assuming its strong similarity to systematic, analytical problem solving. |
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| ISSN: | 1040-0419 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10400419.2018.1531674 |
