‘‘Close, and ye shall find’’: eye closure during thinking enhances creativity
‘‘Close, and ye shall find’’: eye closure during thinking enhances creativity
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DOI：
10.1057/s41599-018-0138-0
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发表时间：
2018-07
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4
通讯作者：
Fumiya Yonemitsu;Kyoshiro Sasaki;Akihiko Gobara;Koji E. Kosugi;Yuki Yamada
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作者：
Fumiya Yonemitsu;Kyoshiro Sasaki;Akihiko Gobara;Koji E. Kosugi;Yuki Yamada
促进创造性思维是创新的一个重要因素。创造性思维与认知资源密切相关，但相关证据较少，因此本研究将目光聚焦于闭眼，因为闭眼比睁眼节省更多的认知资源。40名参与者同时经历了闭眼和睁眼两种情况，所有人都被要求为大米和茶命名。结果显示，在闭上眼睛的情况下，参与者产生的发散性（不受限制和灵活）想法是睁开眼睛的1.6倍，这表明在思考过程中闭上眼睛可以增强创造力。我们的研究结果为创造性思维中认知资源的必要性提供了经验证据。
Facilitation of creative thinking is an important element for innovation. It has been suggested that cognitive resources are involved in creative thinking; however, little evidence of this involvement has been found. To address this issue, the present study focuses on eye closure, which saves more cognitive resources than open eyes. Forty participants experienced both close-eyed and open-eyed conditions, and all of them were asked to generate new names for rice and tea. The results revealed that in the close-eyed condition, participants generated 1.6-times more divergent (unrestricted and flexible) ideas than in the open-eyed condition, suggesting that closing eyes during thinking enhances creativity. Our findings provide empirical evidence for the necessity of cognitive resources in creative thinking.