
We test whether the golden-ratio band structure discovered in artificial embedding spaces (Azpiroz, 2026) reflects a property of knowledge integration itself. Using 4,482 trials from 106 participants solving 69 Dutch Compound Remote Associates Test (CRA) items with complete triads (3 hint words + solution; Stuyck et al., 2021/2022), embedded across 11 models from 5 providers, we compute the centroid of hint-word embeddings and its cosine distance to the solution. Central Result (Triple Convergence): BGE-base centroid distance = 0.3838, bootstrap 95% CI [0.3737, 0.3939], containing both 1/phi^2 = 0.3820 (delta = 0.002) and the Youden classification threshold from the companion paper (0.386, delta = 0.002). Three independent measurements — mathematics, English sentence classification, Dutch CRA cognition — converge within delta < 0.004. Study 1 (Cascade): d(Internal) < d(Noise) in 11/11 models (t = -5.978, p = 0.00014).Study 2 (Correlation): BGE-base r = -0.282, permutation p = 0.020; meta-analysis r = -0.085, p = 0.022.Study 3 (Bands): All 11 models replicate phi-power bands (BGE delta = 0.002).Study 4 (Ratios): Confidence ratio insight/analytic CI [1.546, 1.844] contains phi = 1.618. Theoretical synthesis: four independent research programs converge on the equation p^2 + p - 1 = 0 (Grigoryan 2025, Padilla 2026, Jaeger 2022, He 2025). Full code and data: https://github.com/kabuto1523/phi-cognition-experiment
knowledge integration, cognitive geometry, triple convergence, insight, semantic spaces, Remote Associates Test, golden ratio, phi, embeddings, creativity
knowledge integration, cognitive geometry, triple convergence, insight, semantic spaces, Remote Associates Test, golden ratio, phi, embeddings, creativity
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