Divergent Thinking in Survival Processing: Did Our Ancestors Benefit From Creative Thinking?
The survival processing advantage is a robust mnemonic device in which information processed for its relevance to one’s survival is subsequently better remembered. Research indicates that elaborative processing may be a key component underlying this memory effect, and that this mechanism resembles d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704921994028 |