EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF ASSOCIATIVE VARIABLES IN ORIGINALITY,
Abstract
A series of experiments was conducted to study associative variables that may facilitate problem solving performance on problems having a specific correct solution. Several experiments were con ducted with a group form of the two-spring prob lem. It was found that prior verbal learning of relevant response sequences failed to affect problem solving performance in the predicted manner. A more extensive series of experiments was conducted employing the Remote Associates Test (RAT) of originality. Facilitation of so lutions to the items was found to vary with the extent to which prompting stimuli were associated with the problem solutions. Manipulation of associative variables reliably influenced per formance on the RAT. Problem solving performance on the RAT, in contrast, was relatively resistant to changes in ''extrinsic'' variables. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0413306
Entities
People
- Amarigold Belloni
- Martin Fishbein
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles