• DOI:10.1177/1368430209340276
Corpus ID: 35914153

Individual and group performance on insight problems: The effects of experimentally induced fixation

@article{Smith2010IndividualAG,
  title={Individual and group performance on insight problems: The effects of experimentally induced fixation},
  author={C. Smith and Emily Bushouse and Jennifer S. Lord},
  journal={Group Processes & Intergroup Relations},
  year={2010},
  volume={13},
  pages={91 - 99}
}

C. Smith, Emily Bushouse, Jennifer S. Lord

Published 2010

Psychology

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Recent research has shown that the benefits associated with incubation periods during individual problem solving can be explained in terms of forgetting the material or of any strategy that serves to block progress toward success (e.g., Smith & Blankenship, 1991). While interacting groups reliably outperform individuals on both problem-solving and recall tasks, groups superior memory capacity may serve to hinder problem solving, especially when fixation has occurred. In the present study… CONTINUE READING

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