| Title |
Effects of subliminal hints on insight problem solving
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.3758/s13423-013-0389-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Masasi Hattori, Steven A. Sloman, Ryo Orita |
| Abstract |
Two experiments tested a total of 509 participants on insight problems (the radiation problem and the nine-dot problem). Half of the participants were first exposed to a 1-min movie that included a subliminal hint. The hint raised the solution rate of people who did not recognize it. In addition, the way they solved the problem was affected by the hint. In Experiment 3, a novel technique was introduced to address some methodological concerns raised by Experiments 1 and 2. A total of 80 participants solved the 10-coin problem, and half of them were exposed to a subliminal hint. The hint facilitated solving the problem, and it shortened the solution time. Some implications of subliminal priming for research on and theorizing about insight problem solving are discussed. |
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