Re: [FRIAM] one for the Ψ skeptics

2023-03-24 Thread glen 

There is a variety of ways to assess creativity. I think you're going to have 
to read a little deeper than the abstract to grok how people, in general, and 
in this paper, specifically, measure such things. This might be a good cf:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10400419.2018.1411436

On 3/24/23 13:06, Nicholas Thompson wrote:

And what is "creativity"?  Did I miss that in the abstract.



On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 11:17 AM glen mailto: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.




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Re: [FRIAM] one for the Ψ skeptics

2023-03-24 Thread Nicholas Thompson 
And what is "creativity"?  Did I miss that in the abstract.



On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 11:17 AM glen  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.
>
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[FRIAM] one for the Ψ skeptics

2023-03-24 Thread glen 


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.

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