TY  - JOUR
A1  - Werner, Karsten
A1  - Raab, Markus
A1  - Fischer, Martin H.
T1  - Moving arms
BT  - the effects of sensorimotor information on the problem-solving process
JF  - Thinking & Reasoning
N2  - Embodied cognition postulates a bi-directional link between the human body and its cognitive functions. Whether this holds for higher cognitive functions such as problem solving is unknown. We predicted that arm movement manipulations performed by the participants could affect the problem-solving solutions. We tested this prediction in quantitative reasoning tasks that allowed two solutions to each problem (addition or subtraction). In two studies with healthy adults (N=53 and N=50), we found an effect of problem-congruent movements on problem solutions. Consistent with embodied cognition, sensorimotor information gained via right or left arm movements affects the solution in different types of problem-solving tasks.
KW  - Embodied cognition
KW  - eye movements
KW  - problem solving
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13546783.2018.1494630
SN  - 1354-6783
SN  - 1464-0708
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
SP  - 171
EP  - 191
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  -