Divergent Thinking
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Previous empirical research suggests that problem discovery is an important step in the creative process. The present investigation was conducted to examine the role of problem discovery in the divergent thinking and creative performance... more
Cognitive reserve relies on the ability to effectively cope with aging and brain damage by using alternate processes to approach tasks when standard approaches are no longer available. In this study, the issue if creativity can predict... more
This study further explores the theme of bilingual creativity with the present focus on code-switching. Specifically, it investigates whether code-switching practice has an impact on creativity. In line with the previous research,... more
La investigación que acá se reseña se sustenta en la hipótesis de que la creatividad dentro del aula de clases tiene la posibilidad de potenciarse mediante la implementación de métodos que aboguen por el uso de relaciones forzadas (o... more
Joy Paul Guilford identified two types of thinking as convergent thinking and divergent thinking. Convergent thinking was named as intelligence and divergent thinking as creativity. The researchers in the present study have tried to find... more
This study continues the effort to investigate the possible influence of bilingualism on an individual’s creative potential. The performances of Farsi-English bilinguals living in the UAE and Farsi monolinguals living in Iran were... more
Age-related changes in divergent thinking and creative objects production were investigated in 150 native Italian speakers, divided into six age groups, each one comprised 25 participants: young (20–29), young adult (30–39), middle aged... more
Some cognitive dimensions are internationally considered by psychologists to describe and to assess creativity. For example, (Guilford, P. (1976). Creatividad y Educación. Buenos Aires. Ed. Paidos) and (Torrance, E. P. (1977). Discovery... more
Creativity is a vast construct, seemingly intractable to scientific inquiry-perhaps due to the vague concepts applied to the field of research. One attempt to limit the purview of creative cognition formulates the construct in terms of... more
This study research was aim to analyze effect of project based learning model with KWL worksheet on Student creative thinking in solved physics problems. The type of this research was quasi-experiment with two-group pretest and posttest... more
Aging can affect cognition in different ways. The extent to which aging affects divergent thinking is unclear. In this study, younger and older adults were compared at the performance on the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking in visual... more
As a conceptual tool, the Artist’s Meta-Praxis depicts commonalities and amplifies profound connections between artistic action and the art of entrepreneurial action. The framework is presented as a step towards empowering arts students... more
Creativity is of central importance for human civilization, yet its neurocognitive bases are poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to integrate existing functional imaging data by using the meta-analysis approach. We... more
ABSTRACT Creativity and hypnosis have been considered related traits since the 1960s. A great deal of research supports this through the study of quantitative measures of both traits. This study was undertaken in order to replicate... more
The present research examined whether possessing multiple social identities (i.e., groups relevant to one’s sense of self) is associated with creativity. In Study 1, the more identities individuals reported having, the more names they... more
As the field of Arts Entrepreneurship education continues to grow, the barriers it confronts prevent maximum vitality. Leading scholars and administrators indicate that program development and formal accreditation standards are important... more
Abstract Most children in the world grow up bilingual, and bilingualism has been linked to a range of linguistic and other cognitive skills. One such skill is creativity, which is thought could be increased in bilinguals due to enhanced... more
Research addressing the possible consequences of bilingualism for individuals’ creative abilities has revealed a contradiction between the experimental findings of bilinguals’ superiority on the creativity tasks and the real life... more
Creativity is a vast construct, seemingly intractable to scientific inquiry-perhaps due to the vague concepts applied to the field of research. One attempt to limit the purview of creative cognition formulates the construct in terms of... more
Empirical studies indicate a link between creativity and schizotypal personality traits, where individuals who score highly on schizotypy measures also display greater levels of creative behaviour. However, the exact nature of this... more