Forward flow and creative thought: Assessing associative cognition and its role in divergent thinking
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- Authors
- Beaty, R. E., Zeitlen, D. C., Baker, B. S., & Kenett, Y. N.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Beaty, Roger E.
- Venue
- Thinking Skills and Creativity
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-09
- Volume
- 41
- Pages
- 100859
- ISSN
- 1871-1871 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3164994912
- Cited by
- 86
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 12.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Thinking Skills and Creativity (publishedVersion)
- ScholarSphere (Penn State Libraries) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- forward flow, divergent thinking, creative thinking, latent semantic analysis, general intelligence, dual-process models, executive function, creativity assessment, psychometrics
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