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Divergent thinking: strategies and executive involvement in generating novel uses for familiar objects
Gilhooly, K.; Fioratou, E.; Anthony, S.; Wynn, V. (2007)A protocol analysis study of divergent thinking in an Alternative Uses task was carried out with a think aloud group (N = 40) and a control silent group (N=64). The groups did not differ in fluency or novelty of idea ... -
Executive functions in insight versus non-insight problem solving: an individual differences approach
Gilhooly, K.; Fioratou, E. (2009)This study investigated the roles of the executive functions of inhibition and switching and of verbal and visuo-spatial working memory capacities in insight and non-insight tasks. Eighteen insight tasks, 10 non-insight ... -
Insightful thinking : Cognitive dynamics and material artifacts
Fioratou, E.; Cowley, S. (2009)We trace how cognition arises beyond the skin. Experimental work on insight problem solving is used to examine how external artifacts can be used to reach the goal of assembling a 'cheap necklace'. Instead of asking how ... -
Verbalization and problem solving: insight and spatial factors
Gilhooly, K.; Fioratou, E.; Henretty, N. (2010)Two groups of participants attempted eight examples of each of four different problem types formed by combining insight v. non-insight and verbal v. spatial factors. The groups were given different verbalization instructions ...