Smith and Blankenship gave participants problems to solve, and gave them clues. One group was forced to take a break after only 60 seconds of working on the problem. After a 30-second break, they were given another 30 seconds to try and solve the problem. Compared to the group that did not get the break, the incubation group:

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The incubation group remembered fewer clues because the break interrupted their working memory and prevented them from encoding the clues as well as the group that did not get the break.

Smith and Blankenship Gave Participants Problems to Solve, and Gave