And what is "creativity"? Did I miss that in the abstract.
On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 11:17 AM glen <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Creativity Enhancement Methods for Adults: A Meta-Analysis > https://repository.essex.ac.uk/34344/ > > > Abstract > > > > This meta-analysis synthesizes 332 effect sizes of various methods to > enhance creativity. We clustered all studies into twelve methods to > identify the most effective creativity enhancement methods. We found that, > on average, creativity can be enhanced, Hedges’ g = 0.53, 95%-CI [0.44, > 0.61], with 70.09% of the participants in the enhancement conditions being > more creative than the average person in the control conditions. Complex > training courses, meditation and cultural exposure were most effective (gs > = 0.66), while the use of cognitive manipulation drugs was least and also > non-effective, g = 0.10. The type of training material was also important. > For instance, figural methods were more effective in enhancing creativity, > and enhancing converging thinking was more effective than enhancing > divergent thinking. Study effect sizes varied considerably across all > studies and for many subgroup analyses, suggesting that researchers can > plausibly expect to find reversed effects occasionally. We found no > evidence of publication bias. We discuss theoretical implications and > suggest future directions for best practice in enhancing creativity. > > Of course, my guess is meditation and cultural exposure are latently > related. Were it not for a little "social lubrication", I would *NOT* > interact with many people . ever . at all. To boot, without a little > caffeine, my headaches are debilitating. So whatever tiny bit of creativity > I have is definitely a function of the drugs I take ... anecdotes FTW, I > guess. > > -- > ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ >
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