Problem solving of magic tricks: guiding to and through an impasse with solution cues

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Thinking and Reasoning 26 (4):502-533 (2019)
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This study investigated how problem solvers get into and out of a state of impasse while solving difficult problems. 47 participants had to decipher the secret method behind 33 magic tricks while r...

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10.1080/13546783.2019.1668479

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Towards a science of magic.Gustav Kuhn, Alym A. Amlani & Ronald A. Rensink - 2008 - Trends in Cognitive Sciences 12 (9):349-354.

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