Accidental thinking: a model of serendipity's cognitive processes

Serendipity captures the interaction between a skilled human agent and a fortuitous event in the environment. Although it features in many stories of invention and discovery, its antecedents remain elusive. This paper combines research from different domains of psychology to present a model of the c...

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Main Author: Ross, Wendy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2024
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9273/3/serendipitous-cognition_r2.pdf