An Experimental Approach to Investigate the Involvement of Cognitive Load in Divergent Thinking

Up to now, support for the idea that a controlled component exists in creative thought has mainly been supported by correlational studies; to further shed light on this issue, we employed an experimental approach. We used four alternate uses tasks that differed in instruction type (“be fluent” vs. “...

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Main Authors: Ruben Kleinkorres, Boris Forthmann, Heinz Holling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Intelligence
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/9/1/3