The interplay of ADHD characteristics and executive functioning with the GPA and divergent thinking of engineering students: A conceptual replication and extension [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Characteristics of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and executive functioning difficulties have been found to correspond with poorer academic outcomes on the one hand and enhanced divergent thinking on the other hand. The current study was
Christa L. Taylor, Arash Esmaili Zaghi
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Exploring the effects of risk-taking, exploitation, and exploration on divergent thinking under group dynamics [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 This study examined the effects of risk-taking and exploitation/exploration trade-off on divergent thinking in individuals, dyads, and triads. We adopted a simple Q-learning model to estimate risk attitudes, exploitation, and exploration parameters.
Tsutomu Harada
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The Role of Metacognitive Strategy Monitoring and Control in the Relationship between Creative Mindsets and Divergent Thinking Performance [PDF]
Journal of Intelligence, 2022 Previous research has shown that creative mindsets influence creativity. Compared with people with a fixed creative mindset, those with a growth creative mindset performed better in creative tasks.
Xiaoyu Jia, Tianwei Xu, Yuchi Zhang
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Bilingualism and creativity across development: Evidence from divergent thinking and convergent thinking [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023 IntroductionNumerous studies have demonstrated the benefits of creativity from bilingualism. Divergent thinking and convergent thinking are considered the two most important components of creativity. Various (although not all) studies have concluded that
Yifan Zheng +3 more
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The Role of Cognition in Divergent Thinking: Implications for Successful Aging [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2023 Promoting active and successful aging has become crucial to improve quality of life in later adulthood and reduce the impact of cognitive decline. Increasing evidence suggested that the ability to think creatively (e.g., via divergent thinking), similar ...
Laura Colautti +11 more
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Investigation of divergent thinking among surgeons and surgeon trainees in Canada (IDEAS): a mixed-methods study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective To assess the creative potential of surgeons and surgeon trainees, as measured by divergent thinking. The secondary objectives were to identify factors associated with divergent thinking, assess confidence in creative problem-solving and the ...
Jason W Busse +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Although creativity has been measured in various ways (ideas, products, achievements, and personality), the relationships between these measurements remain unclear.
Chiaki Ishiguro +5 more
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Development of intellectual and creative abilities as a pedagogical phenomenon
Вестник Самарского государственного технического университета. Серия: Психолого-педагогические науки, 2021 The paper is devoted to the study of divergent thinking as one of the structures of intellectual and creative development of primary school children with speech disorders. The methodological foundations of the research problem are analyzed. The tools for
Yuliana Y. Yumashina
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Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal, 2021 Convergent and divergent thinking play an essential role in a person’s creative thinking process to solve problems, which highlights the significance of this research.
Bayu Sukmaangara, Sri Tirto Madawistama
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Philosophical bases of divergent thinking
Вестник Тамбовского университета. Серия: Гуманитарные науки, 2023 Importance. At the current stage of socio-economic development of the country, society’s need for specialists with divergent thinking, which allows thinking innovatively, solving non-standard tasks in conditions of uncertainty and rapid change of ...
O. N. Kochukova
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