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Chengzhen Liu; Qianling Huang; Geng Li; Dahong Xu; Xi Li; Zifu Shi; Shen Tu – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024
The process of creative problem-solving (CPS) commonly demands that individuals consciously or unconsciously integrate creative ideas from a vast array of diverse information. Using a masked priming paradigm and the Chinese remote associates test (RAT), this study provides innovative behavioral evidence for the integration of multiple unconscious…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Productive Thinking, Problem Solving
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Morrison, Robert G.; McCarthy, Sean W.; Molony, John M. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2017
The phenomenon of insight is frequently characterized by the experience of a sudden and certain solution. Anecdotal accounts suggest that insight frequently occurs after the problem solver has taken some time away from the problem (i.e., incubation). However, the mechanism by which incubation may facilitate insight problem-solving remains unclear.…
Descriptors: Intuition, Concept Formation, Problem Solving, Time Factors (Learning)
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Wan, Wendy W. N.; Chiu, Chi-Yue – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2002
Two experiments involving 44 Hong Kong undergraduates revealed that solving novel conceptual combination problems could enhance performance in a subsequent test of creativity. The evidence also showed that the beneficial effects of solving novel conceptual combination problems were mediated in part by the use of novel conceptual combination…
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Creativity