Do Working Memory Capacity and Cognitive Flexibility Predict Creative Thinking and Production?

dc.contributor.advisorThompson, James C
dc.contributor.authorFigueroa, Ivonne Janet
dc.creatorFigueroa, Ivonne Janet
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-21T19:17:24Z
dc.date.available2018-10-21T19:17:24Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractTests of divergent and convergent thinking are the most commonly used measures of creative potential, but less clear is whether divergent and convergent thinking predict creative production. Working memory capacity and cognitive flexibility are precursors to creative thought, but it remains is unclear whether they predict creative production. The purpose of this dissertation was to uncover relationships between five constructs: working memory capacity, cognitive flexibility, divergent thinking, convergent thinking, and creative production. 214 participants were recruited from George Mason University’s psychology subject pool (SONA) and performed 15 cognitive and creative tasks. Path models were conducted in a structural equations modeling framework to help uncover any nuanced relationships between the constructs. Cognitive flexibility and working memory capacity were found to predict creative thinking processes, but not creative production. Creative thinking processes also did not predict creative production. Implications are discussed.
dc.format.extent74 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/11171
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 Ivonne Janet Figueroa
dc.subjectCognitive psychology
dc.subjectCognitive flexibility
dc.subjectConvergent thinking
dc.subjectCreative production
dc.subjectCreativity
dc.subjectDivergent thinking
dc.subjectWorking memory capacity
dc.titleDo Working Memory Capacity and Cognitive Flexibility Predict Creative Thinking and Production?
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology, Human Factors/Applied Cognition Concentration
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.

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