A Growth-Curve Analysis of the Effects of Future-Thought Priming on Insight and Analytical Problem-Solving
Research based on construal level theory (CLT) suggests that thinking about the distant future can prime people to solve problems by insight (i.e., an “aha” moment) while thinking about the near future can prime them to solve problems analytically. In this study, we used a novel method to elucidate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01311/full |