Browsing by Author "Kohn, Nicholas William"

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    • An examination of fixation in brainstorming 
      Kohn, Nicholas William (2009-05-15)
      In this dissertation, two areas of creativity are reviewed. “Fixation” refers to the inability to solve a problem or retrieve a memory due to prior experience or an inappropriate solution path. Brainstorming is the process ...
    • An examination of the mechanisms of incubation 
      Kohn, Nicholas William (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
      Several hypotheses have been offered to explain the mechanisms involved in incubation, the phenomenon in which resolution of a problem benefits more from interruption than continuous solution attempts. The predictions of ...