Moving to solution: Effects of movement priming on problem solving

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 403-409

  Werner, K ^a   Raab, M ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embodied cognition; Movement; Priming; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMBODIED COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; YOUNG ADULT;

EMBODIED COGNITION; MOVEMENT; PRIMING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888606967     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000213     Document Type: Article

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