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The purpose of the present experiment was to study category set in multiple solution anagram problems. A category set was established among words that would not ordinarily be related. The hypothesis was: solutions found for anagrams vary as a function of category set. Ten Ss were divided into two groups, five for each. Group A read a paragraph containing one possible set of solutions (category words) for the anagrams and then solved 10 anagrams. Group B read a different paragraph which did not contain any possible solutions for the anagrams and then solved the same 10 anagrams as Group A. The mean frequencies for the category words were compared for the two groups. It was found that Group A had a significantly higher number of category words than Group B. Reasons for the high amount of variability in frequencies for each category word and implications for future studies are discussed.
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Cozzolino, J.P. Category set in anagram solutions. Psychon Sci 12, 155–156 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331246
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