A systematic review of creativity-related studies applying the remote associates test from 2000 to 2019

CL Wu, SY Huang, PZ Chen, HC Chen - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The study examines how the remote associates test (RAT) has been used to examine
theories of creativity through a review of recent studies on creativity. Creativity-related …

Once more with feeling: Normative data for the aha experience in insight and noninsight problems

ME Webb, DR Little, SJ Cropper - Behavior research methods, 2018 - Springer
Despite the presumed ability of insight problems to elicit the subjective feeling of insight, as
well as the use of so-called insight problems to investigate this phenomenon for over 100 …

Insight solutions are correct more often than analytic solutions

C Salvi, E Bricolo, J Kounios, E Bowden… - Thinking & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
How accurate are insights compared to analytical solutions? In four experiments, we
investigated how participants' solving strategies influenced their solution accuracies across …

Going viral: How fear, socio-cognitive polarization and problem-solving influence fake news detection and proliferation during COVID-19 pandemic

C Salvi, P Iannello, A Cancer, M McClay… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In times of uncertainty, people often seek out information to help alleviate fear, possibly
leaving them vulnerable to false information. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we attended …

Restructuring processes and Aha! experiences in insight problem solving

J Wiley, AH Danek - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2024 - nature.com
Insightful solution processes represent cases of problem solving in which the emergence of
a new interpretation allows for an abrupt shift from bewilderment to clarity. One approach to …

Gamma tACS over the temporal lobe increases the occurrence of Eureka! moments

E Santarnecchi, G Sprugnoli, E Bricolo, G Costantini… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
The solution to a problem might manifest itself as a burst of unexpected, unpredictable
clarity. Such Eureka! events, or Insight moments, are among the most fascinating mysteries …

Magic tricks, sudden restructuring, and the Aha! experience: A new model of nonmonotonic problem solving

AH Danek - Insight, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter offers a possible solution to two main challenges in insight research: how to
assess the occurrence of insight and which tasks to use. As a first step towards a more …

Insight problem solving ability predicts reduced susceptibility to fake news, bullshit, and overclaiming

C Salvi, N Barr, JE Dunsmoor, J Grafman - Thinking & reasoning, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The information humans are exposed to increased demands upon our information selection
strategies, resulting in reduced fact-checking and critical-thinking time. Research showed …

Normative data for 84 UK English rebus puzzles

E Threadgold, JE Marsh, LJ Ball - Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recent investigations have established the value of using rebus puzzles in studying the
insight and analytic processes that underpin problem solving. The current study sought to …

“Aha!” is stronger when preceded by a “huh?”: presentation of a solution affects ratings of aha experience conditional on accuracy

ME Webb, SJ Cropper, DR Little - Thinking & Reasoning, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Insight has been investigated under the assumption that participants solve insight problems
with insight processes and/or experiences. A recent trend has involved presenting …