Fluid Movement and Creativity

Autor/inn/en	Slepian, Michael L.; Ambady, Nalini
Titel	Fluid Movement and Creativity
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 141 (2012) 4, S.625-629 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0096-3445
DOI	10.1037/a0027395
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Creativity; Experimental Psychology; Human Body; Motion; Nonverbal Communication; Thinking Skills; Cognitive Ability; Freehand Drawing; Visual Stimuli; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kreativität; Experimentelle Psychologie; Menschlicher Körper; Bewegungsablauf; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Denkfähigkeit; Drawing; Zeichnen
Abstract	Cognitive scientists describe creativity as fluid thought. Drawing from findings on gesture and embodied cognition, we hypothesized that the physical experience of fluidity, relative to nonfluidity, would lead to more fluid, creative thought. Across 3 experiments, fluid arm movement led to enhanced creativity in 3 domains: creative generation, cognitive flexibility, and remote associations. Alternative mechanisms such as enhanced mood and motivation were also examined. These results suggest that creativity can be influenced by certain types of physical movement. (Contains 4 figures and 4 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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