Title

Can observing a Necker cube (really) make you more insightful? The evidence from objective and subjective indicators of insight

Journal title

Polish Psychological Bulletin

Yearbook

2021

Volume

vol. 52

Issue

No 4

Authors

Olszewska, Angelika ; Sobkow, Agata

Affiliation

Olszewska, Angelika : SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland ; Sobkow, Agata : SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland

Keywords

problem-solving ; insight

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Humanistyczne i Społeczne

Coverage

311-321

Publisher

Committee for Psychological Science PAS

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Date

2022.01.03

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/ppb.2021.139164

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Polish Psychological Bulletin (founded in 1970) is an official journal of Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee for Psychological Science.The journal publish a variety of papers, including empirical reports of experiments, surveys and field studies, theoretical articles, controversies and analytic papers on important psychological topics. Relevance for an international readership is our prominent goal, Polish Psychological Bulletin does not publish clinical case studies, or technical articles. Submissions from all domains of psychology are encouraged, especially those that address new developments and pursue innovative approaches.

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