Abstract
Rebus puzzles and compound remote associate problems have been successfully used to study problem solving. These problems are physically compact, often can be solved within short time limits, and have unambiguous solutions, and English versions have been normed for solving rates and levels of difficulty. Many studies on problem solving with sudden insight have taken advantage of these features in paradigms that require many quick solutions (e.g., solution priming, visual hemifield presentations, electroencephalography, fMRI, and eyetracking). In order to promote this vein of research in Italy, as well, we created and tested Italian versions of both of these tests. The data collected across three studies yielded a pool of 88 rebus puzzles and 122 compound remote associate problems within a moderate range of difficulty. This article provides both sets of problems with their normative data, for use in future research.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 664-685 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Behavior Research Methods |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2016 |
Funding
This work was supported by a professional development grant to C.S. from Fondazione Banco del Monte di Lombardia. M.B. was supported in part by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Special thanks to Andrea Moro for his support related to linguistic aspects of the materials.
Keywords
- Creativity
- Insight
- Problem solving
- Test validation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Psychology (miscellaneous)
- General Psychology