Why do some people solve problems more creatively than others? Are they different from those who tend to think in a more methodical (有条不紊的)way? A recent study answers these questions by comparing the brain activity of creative and noncreative problem solvers. It reveals a distinct pattern of brain activity, even at rest, in people who tend to solve problems with a sudden creative insight - an "Aha! Moment" - compared to people who tend to solve problems more methodically. At the beginning of the study, participants relaxed quietly for seven minutes. They were not given any task to perform and were told they could think about whatever they wanted to. Later, they were asked to solve a series of word puzzles - scrambled (打乱)letters that can be rearranged to form words, for instance, MPXAELE could be unscrambled to spell EXAMPL E. These puzzles can be solved by deliberately and methodically trying out different letter combinations, or they can be solved with a sudden insight or "Aha!" in which the solution pops into awareness. After each successful solution, participants indicated in which way the solution had come to them. Their brain-activities were recorded by machines throughout the whole process. What did the participants in the experiment do each time after solving a word puzzle?A. They looked for another way to solve the puzzle.B. They relaxed quietly to do whatever they wanted.C. They examined their brain-activities on machines.D. They reported how they came up with the solution.
Why do some people solve problems more creatively than others? Are they different from those who tend to think in a more methodical (有条不紊的)way?
A recent study answers these questions by comparing the brain activity of creative and noncreative problem solvers. It reveals a distinct pattern of brain activity, even at rest, in people who tend to solve problems with a sudden creative insight - an "Aha! Moment" - compared to people who tend to solve problems more methodically.
At the beginning of the study, participants relaxed quietly for seven minutes. They were not given any task to perform and were told they could think about whatever they wanted to. Later, they were asked to solve a series of word puzzles - scrambled (打乱)letters that can be rearranged to form words, for instance, MPXAELE could be unscrambled to spell EXAMPL
- E. These puzzles can be solved by deliberately and methodically trying out different letter combinations, or they can be solved with a sudden insight or "Aha!" in which the solution pops into awareness. After each successful solution, participants indicated in which way the solution had come to them. Their brain-activities were recorded by machines throughout the whole process.
What did the participants in the experiment do each time after solving a word puzzle? - A. They looked for another way to solve the puzzle.
- B. They relaxed quietly to do whatever they wanted.
- C. They examined their brain-activities on machines.
- D. They reported how they came up with the solution.
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考查要点：本题主要考查学生对实验流程细节的理解能力，需要结合文章描述，准确判断参与者在完成每道题目后的具体行为。
解题核心思路：
- 定位关键信息：明确实验步骤中参与者完成题目后的操作。
- 排除干扰项：需区分实验不同阶段的操作（如静息阶段与解题阶段），避免混淆。
- 匹配选项与原文：通过关键词（如“reported”“indicated”）锁定正确答案。
破题关键点：
- 实验流程梳理：参与者先静息，再解题，解题后需报告解题方式。
- 选项对应性：正确选项需与“解题后操作”直接相关，而非实验其他阶段。
实验流程梳理：
- 静息阶段：实验开始时，参与者安静休息7分钟，无任务要求。
- 解题阶段：参与者需解决单词重组任务（如MPXAELE→EXAMPL E）。
- 解题后操作：每次成功解题后，参与者需报告解题方式（顿悟或方法性思考）。
- 记录脑活动：全程通过机器记录脑活动，但参与者无需主动查看脑电图。
选项分析：
- A. 寻找另一种解题方法：错误。实验要求参与者完成题目后只需报告解题方式，无需尝试其他方法。
- B. 静息放松：错误。静息仅在实验开始时进行，非解题后操作。
- C. 检查脑电图：错误。脑活动由机器自动记录，参与者不参与查看。
- D. 报告解题方式：正确。原文明确指出“participants indicated in which way the solution had come to them”。