Is self-generated thought a means of social problem solving?
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Is self-generated thought a means of social problem solving?
Appropriate social problem solving constitutes a critical skill for individuals and may rely on processes important for self-generated thought (SGT). The aim of the current study was to investigate the link between SGT and social problem solving. Using the Means-End Problem Solving task (MEPS), we assessed participants' abilities to resolve daily social problems in terms of overall efficiency a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00962