This study investigates the effects of prior experience, task instruction, and choice on creative performance. Although extant research suggests that giving people choice in how they approach a task could enhance creative performance, we propose that this view needs to be circumscribed. Specifically, we argue that when choice is administered during problem solving by varying the number of available resources, the high combinatorial flexibility conferred by a large choice set of resources can be overwhelming. Through two experiments, we found that only individuals with high prior experience in the task domain and given explicit instruction to be creative produced more creative outcomes when given more choice. When either of these two conditi...
When the human mind searches concept space for solutions to a given condition we have a choice betwe...
The purpose of this study was to assess whether choice restriction decreased intrinsic motivation fo...
Although creativity is often seen as requiring spontaneity and flexibility, recent work suggests tha...
This study investigates the effects of prior experience, task instruction, and choice on creative pe...
The current study examined several key factors that influence creativity and the generation of creat...
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The literature is replete with studies that examine the effectiveness of instructions to be creative...
International audienceA common belief states that more choice of creative inputs boosts consumer cre...
Which factors influence a human being’s ability to develop new perspectives and be creative? This ab...
It is commonly assumed that successful innovation depends on creative idea generation: the more idea...
Creativity is the most influential factor in gaining a competitive business advantage in today’s eco...
The basic assumption of brainstorming is that increased quantity of ideas results in increased gener...
Recent findings in creativity research suggest that how creativity is operationalized may have a pro...
To gain a competitive advantage, companies rely on creative solutions when solving problems. The mos...
It is commonly assumed that successful innovation depends on creative idea generation: the more idea...
When the human mind searches concept space for solutions to a given condition we have a choice betwe...
The purpose of this study was to assess whether choice restriction decreased intrinsic motivation fo...
Although creativity is often seen as requiring spontaneity and flexibility, recent work suggests tha...
This study investigates the effects of prior experience, task instruction, and choice on creative pe...
The current study examined several key factors that influence creativity and the generation of creat...
Contains fulltext : 175700pre.pdf (preprint version ) (Open Access) ...
The literature is replete with studies that examine the effectiveness of instructions to be creative...
International audienceA common belief states that more choice of creative inputs boosts consumer cre...
Which factors influence a human being’s ability to develop new perspectives and be creative? This ab...
It is commonly assumed that successful innovation depends on creative idea generation: the more idea...
Creativity is the most influential factor in gaining a competitive business advantage in today’s eco...
The basic assumption of brainstorming is that increased quantity of ideas results in increased gener...
Recent findings in creativity research suggest that how creativity is operationalized may have a pro...
To gain a competitive advantage, companies rely on creative solutions when solving problems. The mos...
It is commonly assumed that successful innovation depends on creative idea generation: the more idea...
When the human mind searches concept space for solutions to a given condition we have a choice betwe...
The purpose of this study was to assess whether choice restriction decreased intrinsic motivation fo...
Although creativity is often seen as requiring spontaneity and flexibility, recent work suggests tha...