| Using another's gaze as an explicit aid to insight problem solving. | |
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PMID: 21347990 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Research has shown that implicitly guiding attention via visual cues or unrelated tasks can increase the likelihood of solving insight problems. We examined whether following another person making specific skin-crossing saccades could induce similar attentional shifts and increase solution rates for Duncker's ((1945)) radiation problem. We presented 150 participants with one of three 30-s eye movement patterns from another problem solver: (a) focusing solely on the central tumour; (b) naturally making skin-crossing saccades between the outside area and the tumour from multiple angles; or (c) making deliberate skin-crossing saccades between the outside area and the tumour from multiple angles. Following another person making skin-crossing saccades increased the likelihood of solving the radiation problem. Our results demonstrate that another person's eye movements can promote attentional shifts that trigger insight problem solving. |
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Authors:
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Damien Litchfield; Linden J Ball |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial Date: 2011-02-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) Volume: 64 ISSN: 1747-0226 ISO Abbreviation: Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-04 Completed Date: 2011-08-04 Revised Date: 2011-10-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101259775 Medline TA: Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 649-56 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. d.litchfield@lancaster.ac.uk |
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Analysis of Variance Attention / physiology* Cues Female Fixation, Ocular / physiology* Humans Interpersonal Relations* Male Neuropsychological Tests Photic Stimulation / methods Problem Solving / physiology* Reaction Time / physiology Saccades / physiology Students Universities |
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