Amory Danek
Amory Danek is a researcher and first author of a 2017 study in Frontiers in Psychology on aha experiences for correct and incorrect solutions of magic-trick problems.
Who they are
Amory Danek is a researcher and first author of a 2017 study in Frontiers in Psychology on aha experiences for correct and incorrect solutions of magic-trick problems. On this site the name is tied to False Insight, Aha Experience.
Key papers
Danek, A. H., & Wiley, J. (2017). What about false insights? Deconstructing the Aha! experience along its multiple dimensions for correct and incorrect solutions separately. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 2077.
Key ideas
False Insight: An aha experience attached to an incorrect solution.
Aha Experience: The sudden, easy, pleasant and confident feeling that accompanies the solution to an insight problem.
Sources
- Danek, A. H., & Wiley, J. (2017). What about false insights? Deconstructing the Aha! experience along its multiple dimensions for correct and incorrect solutions separately. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 2077.