PSY370H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Electric Light, Verbal Overshadowing, Factor Analysis
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Kahn (2005): moderate lvl of distraction improved incubation e ect rather than too demanding. Baird et al (2012): followed up kahn, and showed that moderate lvl in between is better than demanding. Inspired by distraction, mind wandering facilitates incubation mind wandering is a distraction but isn"t demanding. Vervaeke: machine learning could help us understand this. In machine learning you can shut o / drop out the functionality of the network. Dodds smith and ward (2002): while segal"s was more comprehensive and integrated, they directly wanted to test mental set transformation vs automistic assimilation through rat task. > redirection of attention, redistribution of salience impacts insight. Thomas and lleras (2009): utilized dunker radiation problem. > more procedurally abstract transfer that happens which inlines with what we"ve seen so far with how incubation works. > all based on the idea that insight problems are subjective. Chi and snyder 2012 (used tdcs): replicated and intervention address weisberg"s.
