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insight problem solving

Description: Insight problem solving is a form of reasoning in which a solution emerges through a sudden restructuring or reinterpretation of a problem.
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The Mentality of Apes
1948 · Wolfgang Köhler · Appleton-Century-Crofts eBooks · 1,582
Neural Activity When People Solve Verbal Problems with Insight
2004 · Mark Jung-Beeman, Edward M Bowden, et al. · PLoS Biology · 1,029
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Intuition in insight and noninsight problem solving
1987 · Janet Metcalfe, David Wiebe · Memory & Cognition · 744
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Thoughts beyond words: When language overshadows insight.
1993 · Jonathan W. Schooler, Stellan Ohlsson, et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 697
Constraint relaxation and chunk decomposition in insight problem solving.
1999 · Günther Knoblich, Stellan Ohlsson, et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 613
In search of insight
1990 · Craig A Kaplan, Herbert A Simon · Cognitive Psychology · 530
An eye movement study of insight problem solving
2001 · Günther Knoblich, Stellan Ohlsson, et al. · Memory & Cognition · 416
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Insightful problem solving and creative tool modification by captive nontool-using rooks
2009 · Christopher D. Bird, Nathan J. Emery · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 383
A Brain Mechanism for Facilitation of Insight by Positive Affect
2008 · Karuna Subramaniam, John Kounios, et al. · Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience · 380
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The Prepared Mind
2006 · John Kounios, Jennifer L. Frymiare, et al. · Psychological Science · 366
An examination of the alleged role of "fixation" in the solution of several "insight" problems.
1981 · Robert W. Weisberg, Joseph W. Alba · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 341
Stepping out of history: Mindfulness improves insight problem solving
2012 · Brian D. Ostafin, Kyle T. Kassman · Consciousness and Cognition · 312
Information processing and insight: A process model of performance on the nine-dot and related problems.
2001 · James N. MacGregor, Thomas C. Ormerod, et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 310
Premonitions of insight predict impending error.
1986 · Janet Metcalfe · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 286
Getting the Right Idea: Semantic Activation in the Right Hemisphere May Help Solve Insight Problems
1998 · Edward M. Bowden, Mark Jung Beeman · Psychological Science · 281
The Influence of Approach and Avoidance Motor Actions on Creative Cognition
2002 · Ronald S. Friedman, Jens Förster · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 277
Enhancing calibration of comprehension.
1987 · Arthur M. Glenberg, Thomas Sanocki, et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 262
The relation of previous experience to insightful problem-solving.
1945 · H. G. Birch · Journal of comparative psychology · 240
Deconstructing Insight: EEG Correlates of Insightful Problem Solving
2008 · Simone Sandkühler, Joydeep Bhattacharya · PLoS ONE · 222
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Teaching Students to Solve Insight Problems: Evidence for Domain Specificity in Creativity Training
2004 · Gayle T. Dow, Richard E. Mayer · Creativity Research Journal · 220
Insight solutions are correct more often than analytic solutions
2016 · Carola Salvi, Emanuela Bricolo, et al. · Thinking & Reasoning · 213
Dynamics and constraints in insight problem solving.
2002 · Thomas C. Ormerod, James N. MacGregor, et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 208
Multiple Causes of Difficulty in Insight: The Case of the Nine-Dot Problem.
2004 · Trina C. Kershaw, Stellan Ohlsson · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 201
Differentiating insight from non-insight problems
2005 · KJ Gilhooly, P Murphy · Thinking & Reasoning · 193
Acquiring an understanding of design: evidence from children's insight problem solving
2003 · Margaret Anne Defeyter, Tim P German · Cognition · 178
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