NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Zhou, Zhijin; Zhang, Hongpo; Li, Mingzhu; Sun, Cuicui; Luo, Hualin – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2021
Zhongyong thinking is a common approach adopted by Chinese people to solve problems encountered in life and work. Based on the four modes of zhongyong thinking proposed by Pang (Social Sciences in China, 1, 1980, 75), this study chooses the "neither A nor B" form, which represents the "mean" ([Chinese character omitted])…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Priming
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carlsson, Ingegerd; Davidson, Per; Ors, Marianne – Creativity Research Journal, 2019
The effect of napping versus wakefulness was studied on primed and repeated Remote Associate Tests (RATs) and on divergent creativity tests. The participants were 42 students from the USA, studying international courses at a Swedish university. The hypotheses for the RATs were (1), when the correct answers were primed before the nap, the RAT…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Sleep, Creativity Tests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Liberman, Nira; Polack, Orli; Hameiri, Boaz; Blumenfeld, Maayan – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
According to construal level theory, psychological distance promotes more abstract thought. Theories of creativity, in turn, suggest that abstract thought promotes creativity. Based on these lines of theorizing, we predicted that spatial distancing would enhance creative performance in elementary school children. To test this prediction, we primed…
Descriptors: Priming, Elementary School Students, Creativity, Creativity Tests