Insight in Problem Solving:

For almost a century researchers have
continued to be fascinated with the phenomenon of
insight in human problem solving. Many different
questions have been raised and answers to them have
been sought and proposed. However, the research of
the insight problem solving has mainly concentrated
on the analysis of the insight problems themselves
rather than individuals experience solving them.
This book analyses insight problem solving process
from a different perspective applying Kurt Lewin s
Field theory it investigates dynamic properties of
solving an insight problem by analyzing the changes
in the state of tension experienced by the problem
solver. This book examines the nature of the
experience of insight in problem solving and
proposes a theoretical formulation of the intensity
of insight. Results of four experiments designed to
test the proposed theoretical framework are reported
and discussed. This theoretical perspective on the
experience of insight should be of interest to
scholars of the phenomenon of insight and those
interested in application of Kurt Lewin s theory.

Autorentext
Natalia Derbentseva received her PhD from the Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada. Areas of her research interests include Insight and Intuition, Knowledge Representation, and Organizational Development.

Klappentext
For almost a century researchers have continued to be fascinated with the phenomenon of insight in human problem solving. Many different questions have been raised and answers to them have been sought and proposed. However, the research of the insight problem solving has mainly concentrated on the analysis of the insight problems themselves rather than individuals' experience solving them. This book analyses insight problem solving process from a different perspective - applying Kurt Lewin's Field theory it investigates dynamic properties of solving an insight problem by analyzing the changes in the state of tension experienced by the problem solver. This book examines the nature of the experience of insight in problem solving and proposes a theoretical formulation of the intensity of insight. Results of four experiments designed to test the proposed theoretical framework are reported and discussed. This theoretical perspective on the experience of insight should be of interest to scholars of the phenomenon of insight and those interested in application of Kurt Lewin's theory.