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1. Incubation and creative problem solving. People often
   report that they are able to solve a problem if they take a
   break from working on it and then come back to it later.
   This effect, called incubation, can play a role in creative
   problem solving.

Dodds, R. A., Smith, S. M., & Ward, T. B. (2002). The use of

environmental cues during incubation. Creativity Research

Journal, 14, 287–304.

2. Cognition, creativity, and entrepreneurship. How do
   entrepreneurs come up with novel and useful ideas for
   business ventures? Some answers to this question can be
   found in the results of cognitive research.

Baron, R. A., & Ward, T. B. (2004). Expanding entrepreneurial

cognition’s toolbox: Potential contributions from the field

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28 , 553–573.

Ward, T. B. (2004). Cognition, creativity and entrepreneurship.

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3. Sleep inspires insight. It is a common observation that a
   person can be thinking about a problem during the day
   without solving it, then “sleep on it” and be able to solve
   it the next morning. Research supports the idea that sleep
   can increase the ability to solve a problem by insight.
   Wagner, U., Gais, S., Haider, H., Verleger, R., & Born, J. (2004).
   Sleep inspires insight. Nature, 427, 352–355.

Key TERMS

Acrobat problem, 335

Analogical encoding, 344

Analogical paradox, 345

Analogical problem

solving, 340

Analogical transfer, 340

Analogy, 339

Candle problem, 329

Convergent thinking, 349

Creative cognition, 350

Design fi xation, 349

Divergent thinking, 348

Experts, 346

Fixation, 329

Functional fi xedness, 329

Goal state, 332

Ill-defi ned problem, 326

Initial state, 332

Insight, 327

Intermediate state, 333

In Vivo Problem-Solving Research

Means-end analysis, 333

Mental set, 330

The Mutilated Checkerboard Problem

Operators, 332

Problem, 326

Problem space, 333

Radiation problem, 340

Restructuring, 327

Reverse acrobat problem,

335

Source problem (or source

story), 340

Structural features, 343

Subgoals, 333

Surface features, 343

Target problem, 340

Think-aloud protocol, 338

Tower of Hanoi Problem

332

Two-string problem, 330

Water-jug problem, 330

Well-defi ned problem, 326

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