Metcalfe and Wiebe (1987)gave participants problems that required insightful solutions and problems that could be answered using incremental problem-solving techniques.While attempting to solve problems,they asked the participants to report,using a hot-cold scale,if they believed they were getting closer to the answer.Reports that they were getting "warm" predicted the ability to solve:

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Participants' reports of getting "warm" were predictive of solving noninsight problems, which typically involve a more incremental approach to problem-solving, as opposed to insight problems that often require a sudden realization or "aha" moment.

Metcalfe and Wiebe (1987)gave Participants Problems That Required Insightful Solutions