| Spontaneous gestures influence strategy choices in problem solving. | |
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PMID: 21813800 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Do gestures merely reflect problem-solving processes, or do they play a functional role in problem solving? We hypothesized that gestures highlight and structure perceptual-motor information, and thereby make such information more likely to be used in problem solving. Participants in two experiments solved problems requiring the prediction of gear movement, either with gesture allowed or with gesture prohibited. Such problems can be correctly solved using either a perceptual-motor strategy (simulation of gear movements) or an abstract strategy (the parity strategy). Participants in the gesture-allowed condition were more likely to use perceptual-motor strategies than were participants in the gesture-prohibited condition. Gesture promoted use of perceptual-motor strategies both for participants who talked aloud while solving the problems (Experiment 1) and for participants who solved the problems silently (Experiment 2). Thus, spontaneous gestures influence strategy choices in problem solving. |
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Authors:
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Martha W Alibali; Robert C Spencer; Lucy Knox; Sotaro Kita |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2011-08-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychological science Volume: 22 ISSN: 1467-9280 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Sci Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-09-12 Completed Date: 2012-01-26 Revised Date: 2012-04-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9007542 Medline TA: Psychol Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1138-44 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1202 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706, USA. mwalibali@wisc.edu |
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Adult Gestures* Humans Problem Solving* Psychomotor Performance Time Factors |
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