The purpose of the study was to investigate, through an experiment, if positive mood promotes creativity and flexible thinking. Participants were a total of 93 college students. The main hypothesis was that subjects induced with positive mood would perform better than subjects induced with negative mood, at a test reflecting creativity. To further explore the implications of priming (subliminal manipulated moods), a neutral control group was included. The cognitive test used in the study was Duncker´s The Candle Problem, a test which aims to get the subjects to apply flexible and creative thinking. The priming methods applied in the study was music and video clips. To measure the participant’s subjective mood a self-report scale, Mood Adjec...
Numerous empirical studies have focused on how to optimize individuals’ creative performance. Mood i...
This study examined the effectiveness and quality of two affect manipulations designed and tested fo...
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 24, 2010).The en...
The purpose of the study was to investigate, through an experiment, if positive mood promotes creati...
The effects of positive affect on cognitive inhibition and flexibility were investigated using two v...
The effects of positive affect on cognitive inhibition and flexibility were investigated using two v...
Experiences of positive emotion have been shown to broaden cognitive thinking, creativity, and probl...
The goal of this study was to examine the role of positive mood on generative and evaluative thinkin...
The main purpose of the presented work was an attempt to explore the common problem appearing freque...
This study investigated the link between mood which was induced with music and fa- cial expression, ...
Three studies explored the role of hedonic contingency theory as an explanation for the link between...
[[abstract]]The purposes of this study were to investigate the relation between mood and creativity ...
Creativity is a vital ability for success. It is controversial whether positive affect is conducive ...
This two-wave study examined the longitudinal relationships between positive affect in studying and ...
This two-wave study examined the longitudinal relationships between positive affect in studying and ...
Numerous empirical studies have focused on how to optimize individuals’ creative performance. Mood i...
This study examined the effectiveness and quality of two affect manipulations designed and tested fo...
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 24, 2010).The en...
The purpose of the study was to investigate, through an experiment, if positive mood promotes creati...
The effects of positive affect on cognitive inhibition and flexibility were investigated using two v...
The effects of positive affect on cognitive inhibition and flexibility were investigated using two v...
Experiences of positive emotion have been shown to broaden cognitive thinking, creativity, and probl...
The goal of this study was to examine the role of positive mood on generative and evaluative thinkin...
The main purpose of the presented work was an attempt to explore the common problem appearing freque...
This study investigated the link between mood which was induced with music and fa- cial expression, ...
Three studies explored the role of hedonic contingency theory as an explanation for the link between...
[[abstract]]The purposes of this study were to investigate the relation between mood and creativity ...
Creativity is a vital ability for success. It is controversial whether positive affect is conducive ...
This two-wave study examined the longitudinal relationships between positive affect in studying and ...
This two-wave study examined the longitudinal relationships between positive affect in studying and ...
Numerous empirical studies have focused on how to optimize individuals’ creative performance. Mood i...
This study examined the effectiveness and quality of two affect manipulations designed and tested fo...
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 24, 2010).The en...