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The Effect of the Assumed Boundary in the Solving of the Nine-Dot Problem on a Sample of Chinese and American Students 6-18 Years Old.
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Li, Chieh; Shallcross, Doris J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1992
This study compared responses of 20 Chinese and 20 U.S. students to the 9-dot problem, a problem demonstrating the common assumption of nonexistent boundaries. There were significant effects of culture (significantly more Chinese students solved the problem), age, and interaction between culture and age and between culture and sex. (DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Cultural Differences
Effects of Novel Conceptual Combination on Creativity.
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Wan, Wendy W. N.; Chiu, Chi-Yue – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2002
Two experiments involving 44 Hong Kong undergraduates revealed that solving novel conceptual combination problems could enhance performance in a subsequent test of creativity. The evidence also showed that the beneficial effects of solving novel conceptual combination problems were mediated in part by the use of novel conceptual combination…
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Creativity