Mind wandering episodes during incubation are correlated with individuals' ability to solve creative problems¶
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q2 i? Episodes of mind wandering during incubation are correlated with the individuals' ability to solve creative problems. → Preiss David D 2022
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Preiss David D 2022¶
Preiss David D. (2022). Metacognition, Mind Wandering, and Cognitive Flexibility: Understanding Creativity. Journal of Intelligence. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9500634/
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The review reports, citing Baird et al. (2012), that "Episodes of mind wandering during incubation are correlated with the individuals' ability to solve creative problems". This is a second-hand citation of an empirical finding, reported without effect sizes in the review.
"Episodes of mind wandering during incubation are correlated with the individuals' ability to solve creative problems (Baird et al. 2012)."
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Mind wandering episodes during incubation are correlated with individuals' ability to solve creative problems |
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Mind wandering episodes during incubation are correlated with individuals' ability to solve creative problems |
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