Divergent thinking and the core executive functions: A state-of-the-art review

M Palmiero, G Fusi, M Crepaldi, VM Borsa… - Cognitive …, 2022 - Springer
The study of the relationships between divergent thinking and the core executive functions is
long standing. However, the literature on this topic is not conclusive. The present review was …

Exploring the relationships between cognitive flexibility, learner autonomy, and reflective thinking

Ş Orakcı - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2021 - Elsevier
The research aims to investigate the relationships between cognitive flexibility, learner
autonomy, and reflective thinking and the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the effect of …

Evaluating the predictive validity of four divergent thinking tasks for the originality of design product ideation

AK Erwin, K Tran, W Koutstaal - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
What factors predict the originality of domain-specific idea generation? Replicating and
extending an earlier study using a Design Product Ideation task in an introductory university …

Capturing, clarifying, and consolidating the curiosity-creativity connection

W Koutstaal, K Kedrick, J Gonzalez-Brito - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The cognitive-motivational concepts of curiosity and creativity are often viewed as
intertwined. Yet, despite the intuitively strong linkage between these two concepts, the …

Fostering creative minds: what predicts and boosts design competence in the classroom?

KN Tran, B Kudrowitz, W Koutstaal - International Journal of Technology …, 2020 - Springer
Can originality in real-world creative design thinking be improved through instruction and
practice? Do such frequently-used measures of creative ideation as the Alternative Uses …

A wandering mind is not always a creative mind: How thought dynamics explain the relationship between mind wandering and creativity

A de Rooij, A Atef, M Faber - The Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A wandering mind is not always a creative mind. Anecdotes about ideas
spontaneously entering awareness during walks, showers, and other off‐task activities are …

Креативность и управляющие функции: обзор зарубежных дифференциально-психологических исследований

СС Белова - Современная зарубежная психология, 2021 - psyjournals.ru
Аннотация Статья представляет обзор зарубежных исследований последнего
десятилетия, посвященный взаимосвязи управляющих функций (УФ) и творческих …

Beyond openness: A variety of creative experiences increases flexibility and originality of visuospatial divergent thinking

W Koutstaal, L Brown, K Lu… - Creativity Research …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite strong empirical evidence linking openness to experience and creative ideation,
exactly how openness is associated with the generation of novel ideas is unclear …

Creative flexibility and creative persistence: Evaluating the effects of instructed vs autonomous choices to shift vs. dwell on divergent and convergent thinking

Y Wu, W Koutstaal - Consciousness and Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
To creatively solve complex problems both flexibility and persistence are needed. Recent
studies have suggested that creativity is improved by instructing participants to switch more …

Differences in thinking flexibility between novices and experts based on eye tracking

M Zhu, D Bao, Y Yu, D Shen, M Yi - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The influence of thinking flexibility on design is often underestimated by researchers in the
field of design education. In this study, morphological analysis was used as a tool to develop …