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Mind Wandering and the Incubation Effect in Insight Problem Solving

Tengteng TanSchool of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Hong ZouSchool of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chuansheng ChenSchool of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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Jin LuoDepartment of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Pages 375-382 | Published online: 13 Nov 2015

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