ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Mental Fixation in the Remote Associates Test As a Function of ADHD Symptomatology

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Cognitive Psychology

  • Mercedes Oliva
    University of California Santa Cruz
  • Benjamin Storm
    University of California, Santa Cruz

Abstract

Mental fixation can negatively impact a person’s ability to solve problems. We examined whether individual differences in ADHD symptomatology correlate with performance on the Remote Associates Test, and the extent to which such a correlation depends on whether participants are exposed to incorrect solutions prior to problem-solving.

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