Carl Chilley wrote:
*Superman syndrome*. Idea from the 80s whereby you have a full size
cardboard cut-out of Superman standing behind you, over one of your
shoulders. Whenever you get a problem, you explain what it is to
Superman (the cut-out) and, in the vast majority of cases you then see a
solution to the articulated problem. There appears to be two reasons for
This effect has even been demonstrated in empirical studies. For
example, Bartl & Dorner [1] concludes that (my translation):
"Subjects asking questions and giving instructions to themselves, which
summarizes and evaluates their own course of action, can altogether
better organize the problem-solving process."
[1] Christina Bartl and Dietrich Doerner,
"Die Oekokaefer: Zum Einfluss von Sprache auf die Problemloese- und
Gedaechtnisleistung bei der Bearbeitung eines nicht-sprachlichen
Problems",
Memorandum Nr. 31,
Lehrstuhl Psychologie II, Universitaet Bamberg, 1998
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