| Information processing and insight: a process model of performance on the nine-dot and related problems. | |
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PMID: 11204097 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The 9-dot problem is widely regarded as a difficult insight problem. The authors present a detailed information-processing model to explain its difficulty, based on maximization and progress-monitoring heuristics with lookahead. In Experiments 1 and 2, the model predicted performance for the 9-dot and related problems. Experiment 3 supported an extension of the model that accounts for insightful moves. Experiments 4 and 5 provided a critical test of model predictions versus those of previous accounts. On the basis of these findings, the authors claim that insight problem solving can be modeled within a means-ends analysis framework. Maximization and progress-monitoring heuristics are the source of problem difficulty, but also create the conditions necessary for insightful moves to be sought. Furthermore, they promote the discovery and retention of promising states that meet the progress-monitoring criterion and attenuate the problem space. |
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Authors:
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J N MacGregor; T C Ormerod; E P Chronicle |
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition Volume: 27 ISSN: 0278-7393 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn Publication Date: 2001 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-01-31 Completed Date: 2001-03-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8207540 Medline TA: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 176-201 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
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Adult Cognition* Female Humans Male Models, Psychological Perceptual Closure* Problem Solving* Set (Psychology) Visual Perception |
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