Daniel J Ingledew

Getting a grip on insight: real-time and embodied Aha experiences predict correct solutions.

Cognition & Emotion August 1, 2021 Ruben Laukkonen, Daniel J Ingledew, Hilary J Grimmer et al.

Insight experiences are sudden, persuasive, and can accompany valuable new ideas in science and art. In this preregistered experiment, we aim to validate a novel visceral and continuous measure of insight problem solving and to test whether real-time and embodied feelings of insight can predict correct solutions. We report several findings. Consistent with recent work, we find a strong positive...