I think; therefore I sleep.Got a problem? Go to bed Researchers recruited 66 people to discover if sleep spurred creative problem solving Creative problem solving is the mental process of creating a solution to a problem. It is a special form of problem solving in which the solution is independently created rather than learned with assistance. Creative problem solving requires more than just knowledge and thinking. . They taught the participants two simple rules to help them convert a string of eight numbers into a new pattern. A third rule that required additional insight and would improve performance was kept secret. After initial training, some participants slept eight hours, while others were forced to stay awake--some during the day, some at night. Those with sufficient shut eye proved twice as likely as those who stayed awake to figure out the third rule and solve the problem. The age-old age-old adj. Very old or of long standing. age-old Adjective very old; ancient Adj. 1. advice to "sleep on it" now enjoys scientific support. Massachussets Medical Society |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion