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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Priming creativity: Doing math reduces creativity and happiness whereas playing short online games enhance them
Contributor:
Haase, Jennifer;
Hanel, Paul H. P.
imprint:
Frontiers Media SA, 2022
Published in:Frontiers in Education
Language:
Not determined
DOI:
10.3389/feduc.2022.976459
ISSN:
2504-284X
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>Creative thinking is an indispensable cognitive skill that is becoming increasingly important. In the present research, we tested the impact of games on creativity and emotions in a between-subject online experiment with four conditions (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic>= 658). (1) participants played a simple puzzle game that allowed many solutions (priming divergent thinking); (2) participants played a short game that required one fitting solution (priming convergent thinking); (3) participants performed mental arithmetic; (4) passive control condition. Results show that divergent and convergent creativity were higher after playing games and lower after mental arithmetic. Positive emotions did not function as a mediator, even though they were also heightened after playing the games and lower after mental arithmetic. However, contrary to previous research, we found no direct effect of emotions, creative self-efficacy, and growth- vs. fixed on creative performance. We discuss practical implications for digital learning and application settings.</jats:p>