The Influence of Experimental Conditions on the Subjective Assessment of Insightful Solution

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Abstract

This work is devoted to situational factors of experimental research influence on the insight assessment of problem solving. We considered such factors as the solution strategy (insightful, step-by-step), the form of problem presentation (visual, verbal), the solution independence (solution found by the participant or presented by the experimenter) and the solution speed (fast, slow). Understanding the impact of these factors on the insight assessment can contribute to both improving research practice and developing a unified theoretical model of insight and insightful solution. The studies included in this paper were carried out in various research approaches, with different materials, by different experimenters and under different experimental conditions. Danek and Wiley’s questionnaire was used for the insight assessment in all studies. According to the results, all the above situational factors have a significant impact on the differentiated subjective assessment of insightful solutions.

General Information

Keywords: insight, problem solving, insightful solution, Aha! experience, subjective ratings

Journal rubric: Cognitive Psychology

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/exppsy.2023160102

Funding. This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project number 20-78-00048, https://rscf.ru/en/project/20-78-00048/.

Received: 07.04.2022

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For citation: Lazareva N.Yu., Savinova A.D., Chistopolskaya A.V. The Influence of Experimental Conditions on the Subjective Assessment of Insightful Solution. Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2023. Vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 23–42. DOI: 10.17759/exppsy.2023160102. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Natalia Y. Lazareva, PhD in Psychology, Senior Lecturer of the Department of General Psychology, Researcher of Laboratory for Cognitive Research, P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3807-8773, e-mail: lazareva_natasha93@mail.ru

Anna D. Savinova, PhD in Psychology, Researcher of Laboratory for Cognitive Research, P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0593-2408, e-mail: anuta1334@ya.ru

Aleksandra V. Chistopolskaya, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor of the Department of General Psychology, Researcher of Laboratory for Cognitive Research, P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6156-4876, e-mail: chistosasha@mail.ru

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