What’s Your Problem-Solving Style? Take This Quick Test To Find Out

This psychology-based problem-solving quiz reveals whether you solve problems through logical analysis, gut instinct, ...
Scientific American

Brains Are Not Required When It Comes to Thinking and Solving Problems—Simple Cells Can Do It

The planarian is nobody's idea of a genius. A flatworm shaped like a comma, it can be found wriggling through the muck of lakes and ponds worldwide. Its pin-size head has a microscopic structure that ...
Psychology Today

There Are Two Types and Two Systems of Cognitive Processes

This post was co-authored with Professor John Vervaeke 1. Thinking, Fast and Slow is one of the great books written on cognition and decision making. In a clear and accessible fashion, it made popular ...
Shannyn Schroeder on MSN

Improving Problem-Solving Skills Through Cognitive Flexibility

Cognitive flexibility is vital for improving problem-solving skills. It allows you to adapt your thinking and approach ...
Drexel University

ADHD Symptoms Predict Distinct Creative Problem-Solving Styles and Superior Solving Ability

Individuals with strong attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, related to inefficient cognitive executive function, may experience a surprising benefit: a natural inclination toward ...
PsyPost on MSN

Strong ADHD symptoms may boost creative problem-solving through sudden insight

New research suggests that the distinctive cognitive traits associated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, may provide a specific advantage in how people tackle creative challenges ...
EurekAlert!

Researchers find eye movement can affect problem-solving, cognition

A pair of Beckman Institute researchers has discovered that by directing the eye movements of test subjects they were able to affect the participants’ ability to solve a problem, demonstrating that ...