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The present study attempted to show that longer periods of incubation would lead to an increased facilitation of anagram problem solving. The break between the presentation of anagrams was 0 sec, 20 min, or 24 h. It was found that longer breaks increased the probability that an anagram would be solved. These results suggest that solving anagrams may be a useful task for pursuing studies of incubation.
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This paper was presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association in Washington, DC, March 1989. We thank Jennifer Sykes for assistance in testing subjects.
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Goldman, W.P., Wolters, N.C.W. & Winograd, E. A demonstration of incubation in anagram problem solving. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 30, 36–38 (1992). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330390
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