Uncorking the muse: alcohol intoxication facilitates creative problem solving.

Autor: Jarosz AF; Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 W. Harrison St. MC 285, Chicago, IL 60647, USA. ajaros5@uic.edu, Colflesh GJ, Wiley J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Consciousness and cognition [Conscious Cogn] 2012 Mar; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 487-93. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jan 30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2012.01.002
Abstrakt: That alcohol provides a benefit to creative processes has long been assumed by popular culture, but to date has not been tested. The current experiment tested the effects of moderate alcohol intoxication on a common creative problem solving task, the Remote Associates Test (RAT). Individuals were brought to a blood alcohol content of approximately .075, and, after reaching peak intoxication, completed a battery of RAT items. Intoxicated individuals solved more RAT items, in less time, and were more likely to perceive their solutions as the result of a sudden insight. Results are interpreted from an attentional control perspective.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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