Rebus puzzles as insight problems
Rebus puzzles as insight problems
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DOI：
10.3758/brm.40.1.263
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Cunningham, J. Barton
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作者：
MacGregor, James N.;Cunningham, J. Barton
研究洞察力的现象，突然解决EM显然是不妥协的问题，一直受到阻碍，因为刺激问题已经很少，特设，异构，难以解决。响应需要一个更大的游泳池的类似类型的问题和不同程度的困难，我们报告了一个实验测试的有效性，作为洞察力的问题。一个字谜结合了语言和视觉线索到一个共同的短语，如疼痛（“成长的痛苦”）。解决一个谜局需要打破正常阅读的隐含假设，类似于洞察力所需的重组。我们假设，涉及的隐含假设越多，解决方案就越困难。两部分实验的结果支持这一假设，参与者解决涉及一个假设的问题比解决涉及两个或更多假设的问题更多。此外，rebus性能显着相关的自我评价的洞察力和分数的远程联营公司，但不与一般的口头能力。研究结果表明，谜语谜题可能是一个有用的来源，理论上接地的洞察力问题。
Research on insight-the phenomenon of suddenly solving Em apparently intransigent problem-has been hampered because stimulus problems have been few, ad hoc, heterogeneous, and difficult to solve. Responding to the need for a larger pool of problems of a similar type and of varying level of difficulty, we report an experiment testing the validity of rebuses as insight problems. A rebus combines verbal and visual clues to a common phrase, such as PAINS ("growing pains"). Solving a rebus requires breaking implicit assumptions of normal reading, similar to the restructuring required in insight. We hypothesized that the more implicit assumptions are involved, the more difficult the solution. The results of a two-part experiment supported the hypothesis, with participants solving more problems involving one assumption than they did problems involving two or more. Also, rebus performance correlated significantly with self-rated insight and with scores on remote associates, but not with general verbal ability. The findings suggest that rebus puzzles may be a useful source of theoretically grounded insight problems.