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| Title |
Mind wandering “Ahas” versus mindful reasoning: alternative routes to creative solutions
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00834 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Claire M Zedelius, Jonathan W Schooler |
| Abstract |
Based on mixed results linking both mindfulness and its opposing construct mind wandering to enhanced creativity, we predicted that the relationship between mindfulness and creativity might depend on whether creative problems are approached through analytic strategy or through "insight" (i.e., sudden awareness of a solution). Study 1 investigated the relationship between trait mindfulness and compound remote associates problem solving as a function of participants' self-reported approach to each problem. The results revealed a negative relationship between mindfulness and problem-solving overall. However, more detailed analysis revealed that mindfulness was associated with impaired problem solving when approaching problems with insight, but increased problem solving when using analysis. In Study 2, we manipulated participants' problem-solving approach through instructions. We again found a negative relationship between mindfulness and creative performance in general, however, more mindful participants again performed better when instructed to approach problems analytically. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 30% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 11% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Portugal | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 67% |
| Scientists | 6 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 247 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 241 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 55 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 15% |
| Researcher | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 7% |
| Other | 40 | 16% |
| Unknown | 51 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 109 | 44% |
| Neuroscience | 17 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 14 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 30 | 12% |
| Unknown | 57 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 83. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 December 2021.
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