The Different Role of Working Memory in Open-Ended versus Closed-Ended Creative Problem Solving: A Dual-Process Theory Account

Autor/inn/en	Lin, Wei-Lun; Lien, Yunn-Wen
Titel	The Different Role of Working Memory in Open-Ended versus Closed-Ended Creative Problem Solving: A Dual-Process Theory Account
Quelle	In: Creativity Research Journal, 25 (2013) 1, S.85-96 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0419
DOI	10.1080/10400419.2013.752249
Schlagwörter	Creative Thinking; Problem Solving; Short Term Memory; Role; Cognitive Processes; Difficulty Level; Individual Differences; Correlation; Theories; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Taiwan; Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreatives Denken; Problemlösen; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Rollen; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Individueller Unterschied; Korrelation; Theory; Theorie; Ausland
Abstract	This study examined how working memory plays different roles in open-ended versus closed-ended creative problem-solving processes, as represented by divergent thinking tests and insight problem-solving tasks. With respect to the analysis of different task demands and the framework of dual-process theories, the hypothesis was that the idea generation in a divergent thinking test relies more on associative, effortless system 1 processing, but insight problem solving requires rule-based, resource-limited system 2 processing, in addition to system 1 processing. Since system 1 was suggested to be more active in resource deprivation conditions, Experiment 1 adopted the dual-task paradigm, which increased participants' working memory load. The results showed that divergent thinking performance was enhanced and insight problem-solving performance was hindered. Experiment 2 using the individual differences approach found that individuals' working memory capacity correlated with insight problem solving but not with divergent thinking performance, indicating a possible involvement of system 2 processing in insight problem solving. These findings suggested that open-ended and closed-ended creative problem solving involve different processes and helped to clarify some past inconsistencies when considering the relationship of factors with creativity. (As Provided).
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