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Ceiling Height May Affect Problem-Solving Skills

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the how-low-can-you-go dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention that a recent University of Minnesota study suggests that ceiling height may affect problem-solving skills. "'When people are in a room with a high ceiling, they activate the idea of freedom. In a low-ceilinged room, they activate more constrained, confined concepts.' Either can be good. The concept of freedom promotes information processing that encourages greater variation in the kinds of thoughts one has, said Meyers-Levy, professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota. The concept of confinement promotes more detail-oriented processing."

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  1. Science by pete-classic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "professor of marketing"

    Is marketing a Science now?

    -Peter

  2. Re:Interesting Thought by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Amazing how folks' minds go to Paris. I would argue her thinking is not restricted at all. This does not translate into "intelligent".

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  3. Re:fascinating by Puff+of+Logic · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Correlation doesn't PROVE causation,

    I see that maxim quoted a lot these days. I see the point it's making, of course; but I can't help wondering: what does prove causation, then?

    If a phenomenon is observed only when something is present but never when it is not, a causal relationship can reasonably be construed. The other point is, at least in science, nothing is ever proven!
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