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Uncorking the muse: alcohol intoxication facilitates creative problem solving.
Conscious Cogn. 2012 Mar; 21(1):487-93.CC

Abstract

That alcohol provides a benefit to creative processes has long been assumed by popular culture, but to date has not been tested. The current experiment tested the effects of moderate alcohol intoxication on a common creative problem solving task, the Remote Associates Test (RAT). Individuals were brought to a blood alcohol content of approximately .075, and, after reaching peak intoxication, completed a battery of RAT items. Intoxicated individuals solved more RAT items, in less time, and were more likely to perceive their solutions as the result of a sudden insight. Results are interpreted from an attentional control perspective.

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Jarosz AF
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 W. Harrison St. MC 285, Chicago, IL 60647, USA. ajaros5@uic.edu
Colflesh GJ
No affiliation info available
Wiley J
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MeSH

AdultAlcoholic IntoxicationAttentionCreativityExecutive FunctionHumansMaleProblem SolvingUnited StatesWord Association Tests

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22285424

Citation

Jarosz, Andrew F., et al. "Uncorking the Muse: Alcohol Intoxication Facilitates Creative Problem Solving." Consciousness and Cognition, vol. 21, no. 1, 2012, pp. 487-93.
Jarosz AF, Colflesh GJ, Wiley J. Uncorking the muse: alcohol intoxication facilitates creative problem solving. Conscious Cogn. 2012;21(1):487-93.
Jarosz, A. F., Colflesh, G. J., & Wiley, J. (2012). Uncorking the muse: alcohol intoxication facilitates creative problem solving. Consciousness and Cognition, 21(1), 487-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2012.01.002
Jarosz AF, Colflesh GJ, Wiley J. Uncorking the Muse: Alcohol Intoxication Facilitates Creative Problem Solving. Conscious Cogn. 2012;21(1):487-93. PubMed PMID: 22285424.
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