Journal article
Effects of acute stress on divergent and convergent problem-solving
Thinking & reasoning, v 26(1)
02 Jan 2020
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Abstract
This study examined the effects of acute stress on creative problem-solving. Thirty-five male participants underwent stress induction via the Trier Social Stress Test; another 35 male participants engaged in a comparable, but less stressful, control task. Subsequently, they all took the Alternative Uses Test (AUT) and the Remote Associates Test (RAT), both of which are standard creative problem-solving tasks. Heart rate (HR) and salivary cortisol were recorded at regular intervals. Compared to controls, stressed participants responded with higher HR and salivary cortisol and reported more negative affect. A comparison of the effects of acute stress on two forms of creative problem-solving tasks, convergent and divergent problem-solving, showed stress-related reductions in the flexibility of solving. These effects were manifested according to the nature of the tasks: in convergent solving, stress induced faster, but less accurate responding; in divergent solving, stress reduced the flexibility of solution production, resulting in less variety of solutions.
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- Title
- Effects of acute stress on divergent and convergent problem-solving
- Creators
- Haijun Duan - Beijing Normal UniversityXuewei Wang - Shaanxi Normal UniversityWeiping Hu - Beijing Normal UniversityJohn Kounios - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Thinking & reasoning, v 26(1)
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- 16YJC190004 / Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. 2018-05-009-BZPK01 / Key project for Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Towards Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities Humanity and Social Science Youth Foundation of Ministry of Education of China 31871118 / National Natural Science Foundation of China grant
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000466292200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85062361184
- Other Identifier
- 991019168364404721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Experimental