Alice Isen Looks for Factors That Affect Thinking

Essay

Alice Isen looks for factors that affect thinking. In one study, she had three groups of participants work on seven remote associates problems, which require creative thinking. One group prepared for the task by exercising; a second group watched a comedy video; the third group was a control group that simply began work on the problems. The scores below show the number correct for each participant. Perform an ANOVA, compile a summary table, find f, and calculate HSD values. Write an interpretation. $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Exercise } & \text { Comedy } & \text { Control } \\\hline 5 & 4 & 4 \\4 & 7 & 2 \\1 & 6 & 1 \\2 & 5 & 1 \\3 & 3 & 3 \\0 & 4 & 2 \\2 & 7 & 0\end{array}$$