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What is the best way to spend your study break? : The effect of awake quiescence and watching an entertaining video on insight measured by the NRT test

Dijk, Jelle van (2024) What is the best way to spend your study break? : The effect of awake quiescence and watching an entertaining video on insight measured by the NRT test.

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Abstract:The insight moment is defined as a moment in which a non-obvious solution to a problem comes to an individual in a sudden, unexpected way accompanied by a pleasant, confident phenomenology. Such insight moments lay an important role in problem-solving in different fields, from laboratory experiments to groundbreaking scientific research. In the development of students who can come up with novel and accurate solutions, schools benefit from creating an environment in which students can elicit these insight moments. To better understand what situations, lead to insight, the role of engaging in awake quiescence compared to watching an entertaining video during a break between problem-solving bouts was investigated. In this experiment, the NRT task was used to measure insight. Only one (out of 26) person managed to achieve insight during this study and thus no conclusion could be made regarding the research question of this thesis. There were no differences in time and accuracy between the two groups. This result highlights the importance of understanding the subtle factors, such as the interface and instructions given in the experiment, that can influence insight and the NRT test used to measure this insight.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/102058
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