Creativity and Domain Specificity: The Effect of Task Type on Multiple Indexes of Creative Problem-Solving

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作者
Reiter-Palmon, Roni [1 ]
Illies, Marcy Young [1 ]
Cross, Lisa Kobe [2 ]
Buboltz, CaraBeth [3 ]
Nimps, Tom [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nebraska, Dept Psychol, Omaha, NE 68182 USA
[2] Taleo, Dublin, Ireland
[3] infoUSA, Omaha, NE USA
[4] Oriental Trading Co, Omaha, NE USA
关键词
domain specificity; divergent thinking; creative problem solving; task effects; SKILLS;
D O I
10.1037/a0013410
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This study addresses the issue of domain specificity within creativity by understanding the characteristics of creative tasks and how participants react to the task. Participants (N = 187) were given I of 3 realistic everyday problems to solve. The problems differed in terms of complexity, involvement, and problem-based efficacy. Problem solutions were evaluated on several measures of creativity. Results indicate that, creativity was influenced by the type of problem solved and the measure of creativity used to evaluate the solution. Furthermore, these results were obtained after controlling for the effect of ability. Results imply that not all real-world problems are equivalent and that researchers need to investigate how reactions to different problems and the creativity index used may influence conclusions regarding creative problem solving.
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页码:73 / 80
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