Bieth Théophile, Kenett Yoed N, Ovando-Tellez Marcela, Lopez-Persem Alizée, Lacaux Célia, Scuccimarra Marie, Maye Inès, Sénéchal Jade, Oudiette Delphine, Volle Emmanuelle
Sorbonne University, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute -ICM-, Inserm, CNRS, AP-HP Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, DMU Neuroscience, Paris, France.
Neurology department, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, AP-HP, F-75013, Paris, France.
Commun Psychol. 2024 Jun 7;2(1):54. doi: 10.1038/s44271-024-00100-w.
Creative problem-solving is central in daily life, yet its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Restructuring (i.e., reorganization of problem-related representations) is considered one problem-solving mechanism and may lead to an abstract problem-related representation facilitating the solving of analogous problems. Here, we used network science methodology to estimate participants' semantic memory networks (SemNets) before and after attempting to solve a riddle. Restructuring was quantified as the difference in SemNets metrics between pre- and post-solving phases. Our results provide initial evidence that problem-related SemNets restructuring may be associated with the successful solving of the riddle and, subsequently, an analogous one. Solution-relevant concepts and semantically remote concepts became more strongly related in solvers. Only changes in semantically remote concepts were instrumental in actively solving the riddle while changes in solution-relevant concepts may reflect a pre-exposure to the solution.
创造性问题解决在日常生活中至关重要，但其潜在机制仍难以捉摸。重构（即与问题相关表征的重新组织）被视为一种问题解决机制，可能会导致形成一个抽象的与问题相关的表征，从而有助于解决类似问题。在此，我们使用网络科学方法在参与者尝试解决一个谜语之前和之后估计他们的语义记忆网络（SemNets）。重构被量化为解决前和解决后阶段SemNets指标的差异。我们的结果提供了初步证据，表明与问题相关的SemNets重构可能与成功解决谜语以及随后解决类似谜语有关。在解谜者中，与解决方案相关的概念和语义上遥远的概念之间变得联系更紧密。只有语义上遥远的概念的变化对积极解决谜语有帮助，而与解决方案相关的概念的变化可能反映了对解决方案的预先接触。
