Browsing by Subject "creativity"
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(2010-10-12)The theory of embodied cognition focuses on mechanisms of meaning beyond the traditional in western metaphysics dichotomy of body and mind. These mechanisms are considered to be the emerging aspects of meaning related to ...
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(2012-10-19)Attempting to retrieve a target from memory via a retrieval cue can cause competition from the cue's associates, which might block the target. A 1994 study by Anderson, Bjork, and Bjork demonstrated retrieval-induced ...
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(2015-12-08)The economic restructuring that occurred during the 1970s due to globalization and social change ushered in significant changes for rural communities. As a result, tourism became a popular method within economic development ...
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(2012-07-11)This study attempted to determine a link between caffeine consumption and an increase in the creative production of an individual. Participants, college-aged students at Texas A&M University, completed Form A of the figural ...
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(2012-07-16)Idea generation is one of the major initial steps of the design process. Designers frequently use analogies to explain concepts, predict potential problems, and generate ideas. Analogous design can stimulate idea generation ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)This study investigated whether individuals identified as highly creative can resist a cognitive fixation tendency brought upon by the introduction of examples prior to an idea generation task. Ninety-eight subjects, ...
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(2016-04-22)The purpose of this study was to seek an in-depth understanding of the perspectives of six urban elementary and secondary social studies teachers as creative people. The research focused on the relationship between their ...
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(1996)I hope to affirm the need for creativity in our lives by defining it as a necessary part of the inner workings of out minds. By looking at the actual creative process and what happens both biologically and psychologically, ...
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(2010-07-14)Researchers have conducted numerous studies examining the effects of one?s home life on future success; however, only a small portion of that research covers the specific effects that negative home environments can have ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The present study used the method of meta-analysis to synthesize the empirical research on the effects of intervention techniques for fostering creativity. Overall, the average effect sizes of all types of creativity ...
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(2018-06-01)In higher education, modifications to curricula are common. Veterinary medical education scholarship in the area of curriculum renewal is relatively new, as it has primarily focused on course-level design, innovative ...
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(2014-04-04)The present study continued an examination of haiku poetry within the context of the writing paradigm. Groups were compared with respect to three factors—writing type (narrative, haiku, or haibun), image content (nature ...
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(2021-08-02)The aim of this thesis is to explore the relative efficacy of a novel manufacturing process (called 4D kirigami) for creating foldable and deployable components out of thermally responsive multifunctional shape memory ...
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(2009-05-15)Changes brought about primarily by accelerating information technology have elevated innovation to the forefront of organizations’ strategic concerns as the only sustainable competitive advantage. Innovation in turn requires ...
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(2019-05-03)This project investigates how we can computationally support phases of the design process in solving creative problems, as well as the methods that arise in its educational context. Prior work addresses foundational topics, ...
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(2012-04-17)Intimate creativity, as defined by Irving and Suzanne Sarnoff, involves two means of fulfillment in life, love and creativity. This research study looks at the interaction between intimate couples and creativity. Individuals ...
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(2017-02-20)In the two present studies that comprise this thesis, the researcher observes participants between ages 12-17 in two STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) summer camp sessions, both held at the same ...
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(2009-05-15)In an effort to obtain and sustain competitive advantage via creative performance, organizations often seek individuals who possess traits known to improve the likelihood for creativity. Literature suggests that contextual ...
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(2017-05-02)Perceived personality consistency is the degree to which an individual believes their personality is reliable across situations. Perceived personality consistency may contribute to the personality variability literature ...