Running head: ELIMINATION METHOD: EVALUATION 1 The Elimination Method - Experimental Evaluation of an Alternative to the Brainstorming Technique Frederico Göpelt Berlin, Germany Marco Lehmann University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Maria Krieger Asklepios Klinik Nord Erich H. Witte Universität Hamburg Author Note Frederico Göpelt, Berlin, Germany; Marco Lehmann, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; Maria Krieger, Clinic for Psychiatry Wandsbek, Asklepios Klinik Nord; Erich H. Witte, Department of Psychology, Universität Hamburg. This research was supported financially by the Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Psychologie e.V., Hamburg, Germany. The data reported in this study was used before in the first author’s unpublished diploma thesis. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Frederico Göpelt, Gregoroviusweg 20, 10318 Berlin, Germany. E-mail: frederico.goepelt@gmx.net Date of submit: April 4, 2016