학술논문
Whether Social Schema Violations Help or Hurt Creativity Depends on Need for Structure.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Gocłowska MA; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Goclowska.M@gmail.com.; Baas M; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Crisp RJ; University of Sheffield, UK.; De Dreu CK; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Source
Publisher: Sage Publications for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7809042 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-7433 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01461672 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pers Soc Psychol Bull
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Although people and events that disconfirm observers' expectancies can increase their creativity, sometimes such social schema violations increase observers' rigidity of thought and undermine creative cognition. Here we examined whether individual differences in the extent to which people prefer structure and predictability determine whether social schema violations facilitate or hamper creativity. Participants in Study 1 formed impressions of a schema-inconsistent female mechanic (vs. a schema-consistent male mechanic). Following schema-inconsistent rather than -consistent information, participants low (high) in need for structure showed better (impeded) creative performance. Participants in Study 2 memorized a series of images in which individuals were placed on a schema-inconsistent (vs. consistent) background (e.g., an Eskimo on the desert vs. on a snowy landscape). Following schema-inconsistent imagery, participants low (high) in need for structure increased (decreased) divergent thinking.
(© 2014 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.)
(© 2014 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.)