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Direct linkTorsney, Benjamin M.; Korstange, Ryan; Symonds, Jennifer E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
The current study investigated whether a brief refutation text intervention could change college students' misconceptions about the malleability of their intelligence and abilities. Students from a 2-year college and a 4-year university in a large urban city in the Northeastern United States participated in experimental and control conditions. A…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Ability, Intelligence, Cognitive Structures
Hester, Kimberly S.; Robledo, Issac C.; Barrett, Jamie D.; Peterson, David R.; Hougen, Dean P.; Day, Eric A.; Mumford, Michael D. – Creativity Research Journal, 2012
In recent years, it has become apparent that knowledge is a critical component of creative thought. One form of knowledge that might be particularly important to creative thought relies on the mental models people employ to understand novel, ill-defined problems. In this study, undergraduates were given training in the use of causal relationships…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Cognitive Structures, Undergraduate Students
