Task Demands and Generative Thinking: What Changes and What Remains the Same?

Task Demands and Generative Thinking: What Changes and What Remains the Same?

This study examined the impact of three conditions on how subjects (105 college students) generated ideas about imaginary extraterrestrials. Results are discussed in terms of constraints on innovation, ways of overcoming those constraints, and the general tendency for new ideas to preserve many of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of creative behavior 1997, Vol.31 (4), p.245
Hauptverfasser: Ward, Thomas B, Sifonis, Cynthia M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
College Students
Creative Thinking
Creativity
Divergent Thinking
Higher Education
Idea Generation
Imagination
Innovation
Problem Solving
Space Exploration
Thinking Skills
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined the impact of three conditions on how subjects (105 college students) generated ideas about imaginary extraterrestrials. Results are discussed in terms of constraints on innovation, ways of overcoming those constraints, and the general tendency for new ideas to preserve many of the central properties of existing concepts. (Author/DB)
ISSN:0022-0175
DOI:10.1002/j.2162-6057.1997.tb00797.x