Editing Insight (section)

====Emotion====
People in a better mood are more likely to solve problems using insight.<ref name="Subramaniam, Kounios, Parrish & Jung-Beeman (2009)">{{cite journal|last1=Subramaniam|first1=Karuna |last2=Kounios|first2=John |last3=Parrish|first3= Todd B. |last4=Jung-Beeman|first4= Mark |display-authors= 3 |title=A Brain Mechanism for Facilitation of Insight by Positive Affect|journal= [[Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience]] | date=1 March 2009|volume=21|issue=3|pages=415–432|doi=10.1162/jocn.2009.21057|pmid=18578603|s2cid=7133900 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Self-reported positive affect of participants increased insight before and during the solving of a problem,<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Shen | first1 = W. | last2 = Yuan | first2 = Y. | last3 = Liu | first3 = C. | last4 = Luo | first4 = J. | display-authors= 3| year = 2015 | title = In search of the 'Aha!' experience: Elucidating the emotionality of insight problem-solving | journal = British Journal of Psychology | volume =  107| issue = 2| pages =  281–298| doi = 10.1111/bjop.12142 | pmid = 26184903 }}</ref> {{clarify|text=as indicated by differing brain activity patterns|reason=did this study use "self-reporting" or "brain activity patterns"?|date=August 2023}}.<ref name="Subramaniam, Kounios, Parrish & Jung-Beeman (2009)" /> People experiencing anxiety showed the opposite effect, and solved fewer problems by insight.<ref name="Subramaniam, Kounios, Parrish & Jung-Beeman (2009)" /> Emotion can also be considered: whether this is a positive ''Aha'' or negative ''Uh-oh'' moment.<ref name=":0" /> In order to have insights it is important to have access to one's emotions and sensations, as these can cause insights. To the degree that individuals have limited introspective access to these underlying causes, they have only limited control over these processes as well.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first1=Howard|editor-last1=Tennen|editor-first2=Jerry|editor-last2=Suls|year=2013|title=Handbook of Psychology|volume=5: Personality and Social Psychology|publisher=Wiley|location=New Jersey|page=53}}</ref>