Science news articles about 'word puzzles'

... cars, but some spent time consciously thinking about the problem, while others were distracted with a word puzzle. Previous research has shown that most people can solve complex problems better if ...

... imperfective (e.g., I was solving word puzzles) or perfective (e.g., I ... imperfective aspect also performed better on the second word game and were more willing to complete the task than did volunteers ...