Decomposing intuitive components in a conceptual problem solving task

Reber, Rolf; Ruch-Monachon, Marie-Antoinette; Perrig, Walter J. (2007). Decomposing intuitive components in a conceptual problem solving task. Consciousness and cognition, 16(2), pp. 294-309. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.concog.2006.05.004

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Research into intuitive problem solving has shown that objective closeness of participants' hypotheses were closer to the accurate solution than their subjective ratings of closeness. After separating conceptually intuitive problem solving from the solutions of rational incremental tasks and of sudden insight tasks, we replicated this finding by using more precise measures in a conceptual problem-solving task. In a second study, we distinguished performance level, processing style, implicit knowledge and subjective feeling of closeness to the solution within the problem-solving task and examined the relationships of these different components with measures of intelligence and personality. Verbal intelligence correlated with performance level in problem solving, but not with processing style and implicit knowledge. Faith in intuition, openness to experience, and conscientiousness correlated with processing style, but not with implicit knowledge. These findings suggest that one needs to decompose processing style and intuitive components in problem solving to make predictions on effects of intelligence and personality measures.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health
UniBE Contributor:	Perrig, Walter
ISSN:	1053-8100
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 15:01
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:18
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.concog.2006.05.004
Web of Science ID:	000247811600008
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/26207 (FactScience: 66955)