Re-examining prominent measures of divergent and convergent creativity

Cortes, Robert A.; Weinberger, Adam B.; Daker, Richard J.; Green, Adam E.

doi:10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.09.017

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“…We replicate the previous literature and extend the finding to the novel TriBond and LocBond tasks. To date, there has been discussion about the nature of crystallized and fluid intelligence in creativity, and compound remote associates by proxy (Benedek & Fink, 2019;Cortes, Weinberger, Daker, & Green, 2019;Marko, Michalko, Riecansky, 2018;Kim, 2005;Silvia, 2015). Replicating Lee and Therriault (2013) we find a positive relation between measures of intelligence and problem solving ability.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Recently, there have been calls for more research focused on fundamental processes and abilities related to creativity and multiply-constrained problem solving (Benedek, Konen, & Neubauer, 2012;Benedek & Fink, 2019;Cortes, Weinberger, Daker, & Green, 2019;Dietrich, 2018). Currently, the predominant theory is that working memory and associated attention and inhibitory processes are the most likely predictors of problem solving ability (see .…”

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The Cognitive Underpinnings of Multiply-Constrained Problem Solving

Ellis¹,

Brewer²,

Robison³

2019

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An individual encounters problem of varying difficulty every day. Each problem may include a different number of constraints. Multiply-constrained problems, such as the compound remote associates, are commonly used to study problem solving. Since their development, multiply-constrained problems have been related to creativity and insight. Moreover, research has investigated the cognitive abilities underlying problem solving abilities. In the present study we sought to fully evaluate a range of cognitive abilities (i.e., working memory, attention control, episodic and semantic memory, and fluid and crystallized intelligence) previously associated with multiply-constrained problem solving. Additionally, we sought to determine whether problem solving ability and strategies (analytical or insightful) were task specific or domain general through the use of novel problem solving tasks (TriBond and Location Bond). Multiply-constrained problem solving abilities were shown to be domain general, solutions derived through insightful strategies were more often correct than those derived through analytical strategies, and crystallized intelligence was the only cognitive ability that provided unique predictive value after accounting for all other abilities.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 63%

Section: The Current Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Cognitive Underpinnings of Multiply-Constrained Problem Solving

Ellis¹,

Brewer²,

Robison³

2019

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“…may be unsurprising given that the CRAT is a measure of convergent, as opposed to divergent thinking, and does not largely involve sematic relations (see Cortes, Weinberger, Daker, & Green, 2019).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Put on your (fNIRS) thinking cap: Frontopolar activation during augmented state creativity

Tempest

Radel

2019

Behavioural Brain Research

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Highlights  To 'think creatively' on demand is an augmented state of creativity  Creativity can be indicated using the semantic distance between noun-verb pairs  When cued to 'think creatively', semantic distance scores are higher than when uncued  Cued and uncued responses indicate regional left frontopolar activity using fNIRS  Use of fNIRS during augmented creativity states in naturalistic settings is supported

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“…The main limitation of our study concerns the measures of creativity used. Interpretations made on GAU scores representing divergent creativity and RAT scores representing convergent creativity should be considered with caution as these measures are not completely independent and pure (Patterson, Frith & Loprinzi, 2018;Cortes, Weinberger, Daker & Green, 2019). In order to remove doubts about the measures, further studies involving several different types of divergence and convergence oriented tasks should be carried out in order to have a better understanding of the effects involved.…”

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Studying the effects of visual movement on creativity

Fleury

Agnès

Vanukuru

et al. 2020

Thinking Skills and Creativity

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Many studies have shown that physical activity, especially walking, tends to stimulate certain cognitive functions, including divergent creativity. The objective of this study was to understand whether some of this gain comes from the perception of movement, and not merely physical activity itself. 32 participants carried out divergent and convergent creativity tasks in a virtual reality environment consisting of a train inside a tunnel, while wearing a Head-Mounted-Display (HMD). For half of the participants, the virtual train was running, and they could therefore see tunnel lamps passing by through the windows. For the other half, the train was stationary. The results of this study indicate that participants perform better at tasks that require divergent creativity when the virtual environment is moving than when it is at a standstill. These results lead to recommendations for the design of tools and environments for meetings and creativity workshops.

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Re-examining prominent measures of divergent and convergent creativity

Cited by 80 publications

References 29 publications

The Cognitive Underpinnings of Multiply-Constrained Problem Solving

The Cognitive Underpinnings of Multiply-Constrained Problem Solving

Put on your (fNIRS) thinking cap: Frontopolar activation during augmented state creativity

Studying the effects of visual movement on creativity

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