Incorporation of prior knowledge and habits while solving anagrams

• Main Authors: Jesse Murray (Author), Andrew Sutter (Author), Angelia Lobifaro (Author), Graham Cousens (Author), Minjoon Kouh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Games and puzzles provide a valuable context for examining human problem- solving behavior. We recorded and analyzed the sequence of letters viewed by the participants of our study while they were solving anagram puzzles. The goal was to examine and understand how people's linguistic habits and...