Personality and problem solving

24 April 2017

This study investigates whether personality influences problem solving. Firstly, you will be asked to complete a short questionnaire and then will have the opportunity to attempt a ‘Rubik’s cube puzzle’ and may watch a short clip. You will be asked a few questions before and after attempting the puzzle and after watching a short video before finishing the study.

Keywords

• University of Sheffield
• Goals
• goal setting
• paid experiment
• university of sheffield
• 15 minutes
• Psychology
• Personality
• Grit

Ethical approval

This study has gained ethical approval from the psychology department at the University of Sheffield.

About the researcher

I am a postgraduate psychology student at the University of Sheffield with an interest in goal setting and health psychology.

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