| Priming insight in groups: Facilitating and inhibiting solving an ambiguously worded insight problem. | |
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PMID: 21264627 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We extend research on the priming of insight by studying group problem solving. Groups of 2-4 participants tried to solve an ambiguously worded problem in the presence of a prime that reinforced the dominant but incorrect interpretation of the problem, a prime that reinforced the uncommon but correct interpretation, or no prime. The paradigm involved participants asking questions of the experimenter that could only be answered "yes" or "no." In Experiment 1, the prime was present throughout the solving period; in Experiment 2, it was removed prior to the solving period. In both experiments, the primes had their predicted effects. Patterns in the time taken to solve the problem supported the idea that groups stuck at the impasse were more or less able to restructure the problem, depending on the environmental context. Data from the questions asked and questionnaires converged with time taken to solve the problem, consistent with the view that restructuring a problem is an automatic process that produces insight. A comparison of the group data in Experiment 1 with individually tested participants' data revealed that the insight of the groups benefited from their being able to recognize lines of questions to follow, to listen to answers to questions asked, and to evaluate and reject errors or assumptions. |
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Janet M Gibson; Sara Dhuse; Leah Hrachovec; Lisa R Grimm |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-11-6 |
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Title: Memory & cognition Volume: - ISSN: 1532-5946 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-1-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0357443 Medline TA: Mem Cognit Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Psychology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 50112, USA, gibsonj@grinnell.edu. |
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