Problem Solving and Memory: Investigating the Solvability and Memorability of Remote Associates Problems
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Normative data on Remote Associate Test (RAT) problems is lacking for problems solved via semantic association rather than through the formation of compound words.The present study fills this void by collecting normative data on a variety of RAT problem types in terms of solvability, response time, and correlations between solvability and lexical characteristics.Analyses revealed variability in problem solvability, with association problems being solved significantly more than mixed types, and compound problems solved by the least number of subjects.Furthermore, this project used subsequent memory tests to examine the effect that solving a problem has on one's ability to remember the content later.During free recall testing, subjects remembered significantly more words from problems they had successfully solved than problems they had failed to solve.The implications of our results for understanding factors that influence problem solving and subsequent memory for problems are discussed.
Author: Amy E. Olzmann
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W79184652