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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

2012

Creative ability

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Positive And Neutral Mood Inductions: Ties To Creativity, Kaylan Stephanie Wilson Dec 2012

Positive And Neutral Mood Inductions: Ties To Creativity, Kaylan Stephanie Wilson

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Positive mood may broaden cognition, allowing for an increase in creativity. This study tested whether creativity could be increased when positive mood and creativity were induced through verbal instructions that direct ed participants to revisit memories that depicted positive mood and/or creative moments. This experiment had a 2(mood induction positive/neutral) X 2(creativity induction yes/no) design, and 112 participants in four condi tions: 22 in the first, 33 in the second, 25 in the third, and 32 in the fourth. Mood and creativity inductions were autobiographical, as this method is the most effective technique for inducing mood. Scales used were the …