Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: For creative problem solving, often the most obvious solutions do not work and other paths or problem representations need to be considered.In these cases prior attempts may interfere with further solutions.The present study examines how working memory capacity (WMC), which has been conceptualized as the ability to retrieve and process information in the face of interference, relates to the ability to solve remote associate task (RAT) problems.A positive relation between WMC and the ability to solve RAT problems was found.Additional findings suggest a trend for higher WMC to constrain solution when problem solvers are fixated by misleading solution attempts.
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Idaho State University
OpenAlex ID: W2617487263