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The Role Of Information Search In Creative Problem Solving, Mackenzie Harms, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Douglas C. Derrick
The Role Of Information Search In Creative Problem Solving, Mackenzie Harms, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Douglas C. Derrick
Psychology Faculty Publications
This study investigates the role that information search behavior plays in the process of creative problem solving. Although models of creative processing posit that information search is a necessary stage of creative problem solving, no research has separated and measured information search from earlier processes to determine the nature of the role it plays in the creative problem solving process. Two hundred twenty-one people participated in a study where active engagement in problem construction was manipulated. Participants were allowed to search for additional information that may facilitate the generation of a creative solution. Measures of information search that have been …
Fairness, Trust, And School Climate As Foundational To Growth Mindset: A Study Among Brazilian Children And Adolescents, Kendra J. Thomas, Josafa M. Da Cunha, Denise Americo De Souza, Jonathan Santo
Fairness, Trust, And School Climate As Foundational To Growth Mindset: A Study Among Brazilian Children And Adolescents, Kendra J. Thomas, Josafa M. Da Cunha, Denise Americo De Souza, Jonathan Santo
Psychology Faculty Publications
Recent research has established the importance of children and adolescents developing a growth mindset for future success and motivation. This research tests believes about fairness, adult trust, and school climate that are theoretically foundational for establishing a cognitive connection between effort and outcome. Regressions and MANOVAS were conducted to understand the direct and indirect relationships between perceptions of justice, adult trust, school climate and growth mindsets.
The first study included 363 children from Brazilian public schools and the findings supported our hypothesis that adult trust partially mediates the relationship between justice perceptions and growth mindset. The second study included an …
The Role Of Problem Construction In Creative Production, Roni Reiter-Palmon
The Role Of Problem Construction In Creative Production, Roni Reiter-Palmon
Psychology Faculty Publications
This paper provides an overview of theory and research regarding problem construction and identification. Specifically, the paper reviews a theoretical model of processes associated with problem construction and empirical evidence in relation to the model. Finally, the paper reviews the literature on team problem construction.