Summary: As a single-process view the mood-as-input model of Martin and his colleagues (Martin, Ward, Achee & Wyer, 1993) describes the informative function of moods for cognitive processing. Their results support the postulated interactions of moods with ...
Summary: The repeated presentation of an irrelevant stimulus, one which does not aim at eliciting a specific response, impedes the development of associations with respect to this stimulus. This phenomenon is known as latent inhibition (LI). Over the last ...
Zusammenfassung: Vor dem Hintergrund von Eysencks (1995a) Kreativitätstheorie wurde eine Reihe von Kreativitätsmaßen in einer Stichprobe von 40 künstlerisch Tätigen (17 Schriftsteller, 23 Schauspieler) untersucht. Neben einem erweiterten ...
Gifted and not Creative? On the Creativity of Intellectually Gifted Children and AdolescentsThe few existing studies regarding the creativity of intellectually gifted children and adolescents revealed controversial results. Within the scope of the «...
Abstract. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Creative Process Engagement Scale (CPES) among Malaysian undergraduates. A total of 377 undergraduates whose ages ranged from 18 to 43 years participated in the study and were ...
Ideefix – Development and Evaluation of a Creativity-Program for ChildrenBackground: It is commonly believed that the ability to think creatively is advantageous in a variety of areas of our everyday life and many people may thus agree with Simonton (...
Neuronal Plasticity and Learning in Old AgeBackground: Aging refers to a progressive, multidimensional process, associated with biological, physiological, psychological and social changes. In view of the increased life expectancy of our population our ...
Speed of information processing and success at school: Do basal measures of intelligence have predictive validity?Abstract. Psychometric intelligence tests are considered to be among the most valid predictors of school performance. In such intelligence ...
Zusammenfassung. Menschliche Kreativität ist nicht nur ein Persönlichkeitsmerkmal, sie wird vielmehr stark durch den sozialen Kontext beeinflusst. Unsere motivationale Theorie der Kreativität basiert auf der regulatorischen Fokustheorie und dem Stimmung ...
Zusammenfassung. Die klangliche Gestaltung von Sprache ist eine komplex strukturierte Handlung, die in der Form von Liedern als vielseitiges und variabel geregeltes Kulturgut praktiziert wird. Text und Melodie werden derart koordiniert, dass eine parallel ...
Fairy-tales as basis of musical interpretationsAbstract. Fairy-tales not only contain parallels in their formal structure to musical principles of organization, but have through their symbolic and vivid language as ...
Why brainstorming in groups impairs creativity: A cognitive theory of productivity losses in brainstorming groupsAbstract. That group brainstorming increases creativity can be considered a truism. And yet, there is overwhelming evidence that group ...
Construction of 130 German Compound Remote Associate (CRA)–Word puzzles to investigate creative processes in the German language areaThe Compound Remote Associate (CRA) task represents an important paradigm to systematically examine verbal-associative ...
Zusammenfassung. Zur Förderung organisationaler Kreativität sind einerseits Öffnungsprozesse, wie z. B. die Förderung individueller Freiheiten, notwendig. Diese Öffnungsprozesse führen jedoch andererseits zu Koordinationsdefiziten, die den ...
Diagnosis of Occupational Creativity–Planning and Design (DBK-PG)The test Diagnosis of Occupational Creativity–Planning and Design (DBK-PG) by Schuler, Gelléri, Winzen, and Görlich (2013) aims to assess creativity-related abilities that are required in ...
Abstract. The present study used intraindividual criterion profile analysis to investigate the relationship between creative artistic and investigative interests and the Big Five personality traits. In 19 samples, we found that artistic and investigative ...
Zusammenfassung. Der Begriff “soundscape“ setzt sich zusammen aus den englischen Wörtern “sound“ und “landscape“ und beschreibt alle uns permanent umgebenden akustischen Ereignisse. Die “Klanglandschaft“ ist omnipräsent! Soundscapes kann man aus ihrem ...
Soundscape - A possible creative activity for children and adolescents with mental disabilities. Part II: Didactic and methodological considerations for a teaching series “Soundscape”Abstract. After having ...
Kreative Prozesse können als Bewältigungs-Strategie gesehen werden. Sie bieten eine Plattform für die differenzierte Bearbeitung von Problemen. Grundlegende Bedürfnisse werden befriedigt: Während des Arbeitens werden Selbstwirksamkeits-Signale ...
Brain and Hand–The Importance of Writing by Hand in Creative and Therapeutic WritingAbstract. Is there a difference between writing by hand or on the keyboard? This is a question often asked by supervisors and participants of writing workshops and the ...
Creativity in children and adolescents with Asperger syndromeThe aim of the present study was the systematic investigation of creativity in 5 to 14-year-old children/adolescents with Asperger syndrome compared to typically developing controls (each n = ...
Differential Analyses of the Relationship Between Creativity and ADHD in Children and AdolescentsAbstract. Research findings on creativity among children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are ...
Cognitive-emotional processes as stimuli for innovation - Empirical examination of the Lazarus-theory in the context of innovationAbstract. Against the backdrop of the neglect of cognitive-emotional processes as stimuli for innovation, this contribution ...
Zusammenfassung. Die ASK soll mit insgesamt sieben Subtests die Intelligenzkomponenten Schlussfolgerndes und Kreatives Denken erfassen. Sie wurde für junge Erwachsene mit Bildungsabschluss Abitur entwickelt und an einer entsprechenden Personengruppe ...
Abstract Previous studies have indicated: (1) peak performance on tests of divergent creative thinking during the ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle; (2) compared to convergent analytical thinking, divergent thinking was found to be associated with a ...
The present study explores the factorial structure and the degree of measurement invariance of 12 divergent thinking tests. In a large sample of German students (N = 1328), a three-factor model representing verbal, figural, and numerical divergent ...
In view of unclear previous findings about the validity of self-assessed creativity, the hypothesis guiding the present study was that validity would be proven if self-assessed creativity was examined with respect to a specific domain, specific product, ...
It is possible, in admissions to higher education, to increase academic excellence and diversity simultaneously. This article reviews how a theory of successful intelligence can be used to accomplish both of these goals. The theory postulates that ...
In this article, we argue that examining the writing processes of literary authors would enrich and extend empirical research on writing, which is currently grounded in cognitive psychology. In most empirical studies of writing skills, experts are defined ...
Abstract. Based on meta-analyses, intervention studies, and investigations outside of the creativity literature, this paper makes seven evidence-informed propositions about the relationships between creativity and school functioning. First,...
Abstract. Due to the difficulties of understanding all the aspects of creativity, the study of this complex phenomenon has been placed at the crossroads of various disciplines. Among these, social psychology has been interested in this ...
Abstract. Individual differences perspectives have dominated the scientific study of creativity since the 1950’s. These perspectives, however, mainly emphasize group-level variations or inter-individual differences, with limited interest ...
Abstract. Creative ideas in daily life show substantial variation in quality. Yet, most studies investigate the creative ideation process in highly controlled laboratory contexts, which challenges the ecological validity of creativity ...
Abstract. With more than 60% of the world’s population online, how does our rapidly evolving digital world impact creative processes and outcomes? On the one hand, there is the promise of the shared knowledge and ideas of humanity, readily ...
Abstract. The present paper aims to propose the dynamic assessment of creativity for diagnostic purposes, which combines the sociocultural approach to creativity with the findings of creative cognition research. A traditional theorization ...
Abstract. While creativity is increasingly being promoted in educational, economic, social, and cultural discourse as a 21st-century skill, there is still plenty of room for progress in actual practices in these different areas where ...
While the relationship between creativity and emotional distress has been extensively reviewed, little research has been done on creativity as demonstrated in the Rorschach test. Forty participants were administered the Rorschach as well as the Remote ...
The present study shows that the impact of emotional states on creativity depends on individual emotional characteristics as well as the type of task used. The results found during the last 30 years diverge concerning relationships between emotion and ...
Individual differences in morningness/eveningness are associated with measures of personality and performance. Yet, little is known about the relationship between morningness/eveningness and creativity. We tested N = 163 participants in the morning or in ...
The Wason 2-4-6 task was embedded in a practical reasoning scenario where number sequences had well-defined utilities in the process of achieving a goal. Reasoners’ hypothesis-testing behavior was clearly goal-driven and was significantly influenced by ...
Thus far, it has been shown that positive compared to negative mood increases creativity, for instance, as measured by performance in the remote associate task, where participants are asked to find the common remote associate for three clue words (e.g., ...
Abstract. Cognition is affected by psychophysiological states. While the influence of stress on cognition has been investigated intensively, less studies have addressed how the opposite of stress, a state of ...
Abstract. Computers have long been seen as possible tools to foster creativity in children. In this respect, virtual environments present an interesting potential to support idea generation but also to steer it in relevant directions. A ...
This short note presents a theoretical model of the relationship between performance and values-based shared leadership. Preliminary support for the model is provided in the form of critical incident examples that were derived from an ethnographic ...
Abstract. The present study proposed that, unlike prior leader–member exchange (LMX) research which often implicitly assumed that each leader develops equal-quality relationships with their supervisors (leader’s LMX; LLX), every leader develops different ...
Abstract. The Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scales (K-DOCS) assess individual differences in creativity across five domains (Everyday, Scholarly, Performance, Science, and Artistic). We provide data on the ...