Awe Enhances Creative Thinking: An Experimental Study
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| Title: | Awe Enhances Creative Thinking: An Experimental Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Chirico, Alice, Glaveanu, Vlad Petre, Cipresso, Pietro, Riva, Giuseppe, Gaggioli, Andrea |
| Source: | Creativity Research Journal. 2018 30(2):123-131. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Creative Thinking, Psychological Patterns, College Students, Creativity Tests, Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Statistical Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Italy |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10400419.2018.1446491 |
| ISSN: | 1040-0419 |
| Abstract: | Awe is a complex emotion characterized by feelings of vastness and a need for accommodation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the experience of awe impacts on peculiar dimensions of creative potential in terms of creative thinking. Fifty-two university students were exposed both to an awe-inducing 3D-video and to a neutral one in a within-subject design. After each video, participants reported the intensity and type of perceived emotion and completed two verbal tasks of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT; Torrance, 1974). A direct causal relationship between awe and creative thinking was tested using generalized linear model. Results showed that awe affected key creative thinking components--fluency, flexibility and elaboration measured by the product improvement test--compared to the neutral stimulus. Implications of these findings for future research and limitations are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 64 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1176770 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Awe is a complex emotion characterized by feelings of vastness and a need for accommodation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the experience of awe impacts on peculiar dimensions of creative potential in terms of creative thinking. Fifty-two university students were exposed both to an awe-inducing 3D-video and to a neutral one in a within-subject design. After each video, participants reported the intensity and type of perceived emotion and completed two verbal tasks of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT; Torrance, 1974). A direct causal relationship between awe and creative thinking was tested using generalized linear model. Results showed that awe affected key creative thinking components--fluency, flexibility and elaboration measured by the product improvement test--compared to the neutral stimulus. Implications of these findings for future research and limitations are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1040-0419 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10400419.2018.1446491 |
