Allowing Time for Complex Ideas to Incubate Outside of Conscious

question 151

Multiple Choice

Allowing time for complex ideas to incubate outside of conscious awareness is most likely to promote

• A) extrinsic motivation.
• B) confirmation bias.
• C) mental set.
• D) creativity.

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Definitions:

Psychological Approach

A method or perspective for understanding behavior and mental processes through psychological principles and theories.

Immediate Experience

Direct, unmediated interaction with the environment or a situation.

Trained Introspectors

Individuals who have been trained to carefully examine and report on their own thoughts and feelings.

Wilhelm Wundt

A German psychologist who is considered the father of experimental psychology; he founded the first psychological laboratory.