Candle problem

The candle problem or candle task, also known as Duncker's candle problem, is a cognitive performance test, measuring the influence of functional fixedness on a participant's problem solving capabilities. The test was created by Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker[1] and published by him in 1935.[2] Duncker originally presented this test in his thesis on problem-solving tasks at Clark University.[3]

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  2. ^ Karl Duncker. Zur Psychologie des produktiven Denkens (in German). Verlag Julius Springer, Berlin. pp. 103–122.
  3. ^ Daniel Biella and Wolfram Luther. "A Synthesis Model for the Replication of Historical Experiments in Virtual Environments". 5th European Conference on e-Learning. Academic Conferences Limited. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-905305-30-8.