Creativity Research Audio Journal (CRAJ)
Episodes
Ep.58. Can Similarity Enhance Visual Working Memory?
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The influence of similarity on visual working memory representations" by Po-Han Lin & Steven J. Luck Summary This research paper investigates th...
Ep.57. Can Working Memory Constrain Your Creative Potential?
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Different Role of Working Memory in Open-Ended Versus Closed-Ended Creative Problem Solving: A Dual-Process Theory" by Wei-Lun Lin &...
Ep.56. Can the Human Brain's Visual Working Memory Be Mapped?
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"A neural system for human visual working memory" by LESLIE G. UNGERLEIDER, SUSAN M. COURTNEY, AND JAMES V. HAXBY Summary This 1998 paper by Ungerlei...
Ep.55. Can You Imagine a Life Without Mental Images?
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Visual working memory performance in aphantasia" by Christianne Jacobs, Dietrich S. Schwarzkopf, and Juha Silvanto Summary This research paper inves...
Ep.54. Can the Quality of Visual Working Memory Vary Within an Individual?
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Variability in the quality of visual working memory" by Daryl Fougnie, Jordan W. Suchow & George A. Alvarez Summary This research paper challeng...
Ep.53. (edited) Is It Time to Bridge the Gap Between Visual Working Memory and Long-Term Memory?
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Visual memory, the long and the short of it: A review of visual working memory and long-term memory" by Mark W. Schurgin Summary This tutorial revie...
Ep.52. Can What We Hold in Our Minds Change What We See?
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Visual working memory contaminates perception" by Min-Suk Kang & Sang Wook Hong & Randolph Blake &Geoffrey F. Woodman Summary This resea...
Ep.51. Can You Tune Out Distractions? Working Memory Capacity May Be the Key
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Working Memory Capacity as Executive Attention" by Randall W. Engle Summary This academic paper explores the concept of working memory capacity (WMC...
Ep.50. Can the Working Memory Unlock the Secrets of Creativity and Innovation?
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"How Working Memory and the Cerebellum Collaborate to Produce Creativity and Innovation" by Larry R. Vandervert, Paul H. Schimpf & Hesheng Liu Su...
Ep.49. Can Bilateral Eye Movements Unlock Your Creative Potential?
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Influence of handedness and bilateral eye movements on creativity" by Elizabeth R. Shobe, Nicholas M. Ross, Jessica I. Fleck Summary This 2009 resea...
Ep.48. Can You See the Flow? Exploring the Link Between Visual Attention and Optimal Experience in Science Games
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUAL ATTENTION AND FLOW EXPERIENCE IN A SERIOUS EDUCATIONAL GAME: AN EYE-TRACKING ANALYSIS" by Wai Ki Rebecca Cheng Summary T...
Ep.47. Can Eye Movements and Metacognition Unlock the Secrets of the Creative Process?
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Exploring the Creative Process: Integrating Psychometric and Eye-Tracking Approaches" by Dorota M. Jankowska, Marta Czerwonka, Izabela Lebuda and Mac...
Ep.46. How does Eye Blink Rate relate to creative thinking?
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The (Dis)Pleasures of Creativity: Spontaneous Eye Blink Rate during Divergent and Convergent Thinking Depends on Individual Differences in Positive a...
Ep.45. Can Pupil Dilation Predict Creative Thinking?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Noradrenergic modulation of creativity" by de Rooij, Alwin; Vromans, Ruben; Dekker, M. Summary This 2018 paper from the Creativity Research Journal...
Ep.44. How Do Thought Dynamics Explain the Link Between Mind Wandering and Creativity?
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"A Wandering Mind is Not Always a Creative Mind: How Thought Dynamics Explain the Relationship between Mind Wandering and Creativity" by Alwin de Rooi...
Ep.43. Can Observers Agree on Creativity? (CAT)
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Social Psychology of Creativity: A Consensual Assessment Technique" by Teresa M. Amabile (1982) "The consensual assessment technique: An examination ...
Ep.42. Is Our Mind Wandering a Sign of Attentional Control?
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The restless mind" by Jonathan Smallwood and Jonathan Schooler (2013) This research paper examines the phenomenon of mind wandering, exploring its r...
Ep.41. Is there a predictable pattern to the creative process?
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Creative Process in Visual Art: A Longitudinal Multivariate Study" by Guillaume Fürst and Paolo Ghisletta (2012) This article investigates the ...
Ep.40. Can Anyone Learn to Live a More Creative Life?
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1996) This collection of text excerpts is a chapter fro...
Ep.39. What Makes Our Minds Wander?
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"What does (and should) “mind wandering” mean?" by Paul Seli, David Maillet, Daniel L. Schacter, Michael J. Kane, Jonathan Smallwood, Jonathan W. ...
Ep.38. Where Do Bright Ideas Come From?
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Where do bright ideas occur in our brain? Meta-analytic evidence from neuroimaging studies of domain-specific creativity" by Maddalena Bocc...
Ep.37. What Happens in the Brain When We Generate New Ideas?
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"To create or to recall? Neural mechanisms underlying the generation of creative new ideas" by Mathias Benedek, Emanuel Jauk, Andreas Fink, Karl Kosch...
Ep36. Do Artistic Values Determine Creative Success?
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Value-Orientations of Art Students as Determinants of Artistic Specialization and Creative Performance" J. W. Getzels and M. Csikszentmihalyi Th...
Ep.35. Can We Control Creativity?
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Imagery, Creativity, and Emergent Structure" by Ronald. A. Finke This paper, by Ronald A. Finke, explores the cognitive processes involved in creati...
EP.34. Does Expertise Unlock the Flow State in Musical Improvisation?
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative flow as optimized processing: Evidence from brain oscillations during jazz improvisations by expert and non-expert musicians" by David Rosen...
EP.33. Can Aesthetic Ideas Withstand the Test of Time?
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Figuring Death, Figuring Creativity" by Günter Blamberger This excerpt is an academic essay exploring the concept of "morphomata," which refers to...
Ep.32. Is There Still Magic in Creativity in the 21st Century?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Creative Turn: Towards a New Aesthetic Imaginary" by Anne Harris The book explores the concept of creativity in the 21st century, examining how ...
Ep.31. Repetition in Design: Does More Always Mean Better?
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"A study of cognitive factor sequences and relations to creativity quality levels" by Yuan Yin & Peter R. N. Childs This research paper examines ...
Ep.30. Is Creativity simply about the End Result?
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"A Dynamic Definition of Creativity" by Chetan WaliaSummaryThis article from the Creativity Research Journal critically examines the exist...
Ep.29. Book: The Database of Dreams
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The provided text excerpts come from the book, "The Database of Dreams," by historian and anthropologist Rebecca Lemov. The book tells the story of an...
Ep.28. Can artistic "Flow" exist without the "Fog"?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Challenge in artistic flow experiences: an interdisciplinary intervention" by Janet Banfield This article, published in the journal Qualitative Rese...
Ep.27. Are we really as imaginative as we think?
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The role of graded category structure in imaginative thought" by Thomas B. Ward, Merryl J. Patterson, Cynthia M. Sifonis, Rebecca A. Dodds, and Kathe...
Ep.26. Semantic Instability (SeIns)
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"SeIns: Semantic Instability in Art" "Variants of Semantic Instability (SeIns) in the Arts: A Classification Study Based on Experiential Reports" Clau...
Ep.25. Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity is a comprehensive text that explores the nature of creativity from historical, psychological, and neurological p...
Ep.24. Can Art Cause Physical Discomfort?
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Uncomfortable images in art and nature" by Dominic Fernandez and Arnold J Wilkins (2008) This scientific paper investigates the link between the Fo...
Ep.23. Is 'Gestalt' Simply a Matter of Perception?
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Intuition in the context of object perception: Intuitive gestalt judgments rest on the unconscious activation of semantic representations" by Annette...
Ep.22. Does Asking Complex Questions Spark Creativity?
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Role of Knowledge in Creative Thinking" by Yoed N. Kenett (2024) This academic article, authored by Yoed N. Kenett, explores the relationship be...
Ep.21. Unlocking Creativity: Can Anyone Break Free from the Shackles of Convention?
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"A Triangular Theory of Creativity" by Robert J. Sternberg (2016) This article, written by Robert J. Sternberg, presents a triangular theory of creat...
Ep.20. Are Personality and Cognitive Skills Linked to Creativity in Different Ways?
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Personality, Cognitive Skills, and Creativity in Different Life Domains" by Keith James & Cheryl Asmus (2010) This study investigates the relati...
Ep.19. Is Art Dead? Exploring the Evolution and Future of Psychological Aesthetics
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Recent Trends in the Psychological Study of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts" by Colin Martindale This academic paper, published in the journal ...
Ep.18. Can Novices Learn to Judge Creativity Like Experts?
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Learning to judge creativity: The underlying mechanisms in creativity training for non-expert judges" by Martin Storme, Nils Myszkowski, Pinar Çelik...
Ep.17. Can Parkinson’s Disease Awaken Artistic Potential?
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Why would Parkinson’s disease lead to sudden changes in creativity, motivation, or style with visual art?: A review of case evidence and new neurob...
Ep.16. Can AI Be Creative? A New Paradigm for Intentionality and Artistic Expression
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, and Intentionality: The Need for a Paradigm Shift" by Francisco Tigre Moura (2023) This academic journal articl...
Ep.15. Is There a Connection Between Creativity and Flow in Dancers?
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity and Flow: Not a Simple Relationship" by Paula Thomson and S. Victoria Jaque (2023) This research paper examines the relationship between ...
Ep.14. Can Inner Speech Shape the Creative Process?
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Inner Speaking and Uncertainty during Idea Generation" by Alwin De Rooij (2023) This research paper examines the role of inner speaking, or the int...
Ep.13. Can a Person's Ability to Tolerate Ambiguity Influence Their Creativity?
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity and Tolerance of Ambiguity: An Empirical Study" by Franck Zenasni, Maud Besançon, and Todd Lubart This research paper examines the relat...
Ep.12. Can 10,000 Hours of Deliberate Practice Create a Genius?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Scientific Study of Expert Levels of Performance: general implications for optimal learning and creativity" by K. Anders Ericsson "The Expert Per...
Ep.11. Is Ideational Fluency, Alone, Genetically Based?
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Genetic Basis of Creativity and Ideational Fluency" by Mark A. Runco, Ernest P. Noble, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Selcuk Acar, Terry Ritchie & Justi...
Ep.10. Is a Little Bit of Uncertainty the Key to Appreciating Art?
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Finding meaning in art: Preferred levels of ambiguity in art appreciation" by Martina Jakesch and Helmut Leder (2009) This academic article investig...
Ep.09. Is the Brain's Semantic Map More Complex Than We Think?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Decoding semantic representations in mind and brain" by Saskia L. Frisby, Ajay D. Halai, Christopher R. Cox, Matthew A. Lambon Ralph, and Timothy T. ...
Ep.08. Can Machines Truly Think? A Look at the Limits of AI
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity and Expert Systems: A Divergence of the Minds" by Donald O. Walter (1988) This paper, written by Donald O. Walter, critiques the shortcom...
Ep.07. Can Non-Experts Judge Creativity?
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Complexity of Judgment: What Makes Possible the Convergence of Expert and Nonexpert Ratings in Assessing Creativity" by Francesco Galati This study ...
Ep.06. Can Process Knowledge Enhance Design Creativity?
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity in Design Engineering and the Role of Knowledge: Modelling the Expert" by Henri Christiaans and Kees Venselaar (2005) This paper examines...
Ep.05. Does Art Reflect Ourselves?
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Art as Mirror: Creativity and Communication in Aesthetics" by Jeffrey K. Smith (2014) This excerpt from the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creat...
Ep.04. Does Expertise Really Matter in Judging Beauty and Creativity?
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The effect of expertise on the creation and evaluation of visual compositions in terms of creativity and beauty" by Yejeong Mutter & Ronald Hübn...
Ep.03. Are Self-Report Creativity Assessments More Reliable Than We Think?
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Assessing Creativity With Self-Report Scales : A Review and Empirical Evaluation" by Silvia, Wigert, Reiter-Palmon, & Kaufman (2012) This articl...
Ep.02. Do Accessible Concepts Limit Creativity?
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative cognition as a window on creativity" by Thomas B. Ward (2006) This paper outlines the creative cognition approach to understanding creativi...
Ep.01. How do we evaluate creativity in a visual content?
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Triangulating Creativity: Examining Discrepancies Across Self-Rated, Quasi-Expert-Rated and Verbalized Creativity in Arts-based Learning" by Jenkatz ...