Web Resources

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The Elevator
The elevator riddle which demonstrates how hints can be helpful in solving insight problems.

Tower of Hanoi
An interactive demonstration of the Tower of Hanoi.

Creativity Test: Insight Problems
An interactive demonstration of verbal, mathematical, and spatial insight problems.

Creativity Test: Remote Association Task (Mednick, 1962)
An interactive demonstration of the Remote Association Task.

IQ Boost with Dual n-back Test
An interactive demonstration of the dual 2-back task similar to the task used in the Jaeggi et al. (2008) study to improve working memory through training.

Raven Test
An interactive demonstration of the Raven’s Progressive Matrices Test of fluid intelligence.

METACOGNITION: Study Strategies, Monitoring, and Motivation
Provides an overview of metacognition and highlights its application to student learning and studying practices.