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The shifting sands of creative thinking : connections to dual process theory and implications for creativity training Gabora, Liane; Sowden, Paul; Pringle, Andres
Abstract
Dual process models of cognition suggest there are two kinds of thought: rapid, automatic Type 1 processes, and effortful, controlled Type 2 processes. Models of creative thinking also distinguish between two sets of processes: those involved in the generation of ideas, and those involved with their refinement, evaluation and/or selection. Here we review dual process models in both these literatures and delineate the similarities and differences. Both generative and evaluative creative processing modes involve elements that have been attributed to each of the dual processes of cognition. We explore the notion that creative thinking may rest upon the nature of a shifting process between generative and evaluative modes of thought. We suggest that through a synthesis application of the evidence bases on dual process models of cognition and from neuroimaging, together with developing chronometric approaches to explore the shifting process, could assist the development of interventions to facilitate creativity.
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The shifting sands of creative thinking : connections to dual process theory and implications for creativity training
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Taylor & Francis
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2014-02-27
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Dual process models of cognition suggest there are two kinds of thought: rapid, automatic Type 1
processes, and effortful, controlled Type 2 processes. Models of creative thinking also
distinguish between two sets of processes: those involved in the generation of ideas, and those
involved with their refinement, evaluation and/or selection. Here we review dual process models
in both these literatures and delineate the similarities and differences. Both generative and
evaluative creative processing modes involve elements that have been attributed to each of the
dual processes of cognition. We explore the notion that creative thinking may rest upon the
nature of a shifting process between generative and evaluative modes of thought. We suggest
that through a synthesis application of the evidence bases on dual process models of cognition
and from neuroimaging, together with developing chronometric approaches to explore the
shifting process, could assist the development of interventions to facilitate creativity.
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eng
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2018-03-05
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0364153
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Sowden, P., Pringle, A., & Gabora, L. (2015). The shifting sands of creative thinking: Connections to dual process theory. Thinking & Reasoning, 21(1), 40-60.
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10.1080/13546783.2014.885464
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Unreviewed
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Faculty
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