ASSEMBLING THE BOX: THE ROLE OF CONSTRAINTS IN CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

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dc.contributor.advisorMumford, Michael
dc.contributor.authorMedeiros, Kelsey
dc.contributor.committeeMemberConnelly, Shane
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMendoza, Jorge
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDay, Eric
dc.contributor.committeeMemberShehab, Randa
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-24T20:05:38Z
dc.date.available2016-05-24T20:05:38Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-13
dc.date.manuscript2016-05-10
dc.description.abstractAlthough traditional conceptions of creativity argue for the benefits of a free and unconstrained creative process, recent research suggests that implementing constraints may enhance creative problem solving. Previous studies investigating this relationship, however, primarily examine the relationship between constraints and idea generation. The present effort aimed to add to our understanding of this relationship by examining the role of constraints at the process level. Approximately 300 undergraduate students completed an experimental task in which the type, number, and timing of constraints were manipulated. All participants engaged in four processes: problem identification, conceptual combination, idea generation, and idea evaluation prior to developing a final solution. Each process and the final proposal were coded and used as dependent variables in the analysis. Results suggest that introducing constraints prior to problem identification improves creative performance on final proposals and that constraints encourage engagement in evaluative processing. Findings regarding effects of types and amount of constraints on specific processes, as well as the implications of these results, are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/34796
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectcreative problem solving, creativity, problem definitionen_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.titleASSEMBLING THE BOX: THE ROLE OF CONSTRAINTS IN CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVINGen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Department of Psychologyen_US
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