Positive and neutral mood inductions: ties to creativity

Positive mood may broaden cognition, allowing for an increase in creativity. This study tested whether creativity could be increased when positive mood and creativity were induced through verbal instructions that direct ed participants to revisit memories that depicted positive mood and/or creative moments. This experiment had a 2(mood induction positive/neutral) X 2(creativity induction yes/no) design, and 112 participants in four condi tions: 22 in the first, 33 in the second, 25 in the third, and 32 in the fourth. Mood and creativity inductions were autobiographical, as this method is the most effective technique for inducing mood. Scales used were the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the Brief Mood Introspection Scale. Findings indicated that creativity can be increased when positive mood and creative thinking are induced in the same experimental condition versus inducing creativity or mood separately or not at all. This study has implications for understanding factors that produce creative thought

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Wilson, Kaylan Stephanie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ross, David F.
• O'Leary, Brian J.; Johnson, Michael
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Creative ability

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• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

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https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/49

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oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1047