Role of Cognitive Flexibility in Bilingualism and Creativity
Role of Cognitive Flexibility in Bilingualism and Creativity

Author: Daehyun Kim

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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The present study examined the role of cognitive flexibility as a mediator of the relationship between bilingualism and creativity. Other variables, such as cultural orientation (i.e., individualism vs. collectivism), multicultural experience, and second language acquisition age, were also included to comprehensively understand their associations with creativity. Cognitive flexibility received particular attention due to its mediating roles as a facilitator of the effects of bilingualism, cultural orientation, and multicultural experience on creativity. The mediation effect of cognitive flexibility was analyzed using a bootstrap method on a sample of 89 Korean-English bilingual college students (55 females and 34 males) in South Korea through an online survey. Findings suggest that bilingualism was not statistically associated with creativity but that cognitive flexibility had a mediation effect in the relationship between bilingualism and creativity (i.e., fluency, originality, and flexibility), indicating that the degree of bilingualism was significantly associated with creativity through cognitive flexibility. Also, cognitive flexibility played an important role in describing the relationship between multicultural experience and creativity (i.e., fluency and flexibility, but not originality). Bilingualism was the most predictive variable for cognitive flexibility. The role of bilingual ability on the development of creativity was discussed. Findings of this study provide teachers and educators with useful insights for encouraging bilingual abilities and multicultural experiences to nurture creative potential of students.

Creativity
Creativity

Author: Mark A. Runco

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2023-03-11

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13: 0081026188

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Creativity: Research, Development, and Practice, Third Edition, summarizes the research on the development, expression, and enhancement of creativity. It draws from the full range of disciplines studying creativity, including psychology, business, education, economics, philosophy, neuroscience, and more. This volume includes exploration of research on the nature/nurture debate, what influences creativity, how creativity is related to personality, how social context may affect creativity, mental health, and its relation to creativity, gender differences, and how creativity is related to and differs from, invention, innovation, imagination, and adaptability. The third edition has been thoroughly updated, with a new chapter on psychometrics and substantial updates on the biology and neuroscience of creativity, politics, and creative cognition. It includes quotations, graphics, boxed controversial issues, and biographical examples from unambiguously creative individuals. Summarizes research from the full range of perspectives on creativity Includes a new chapter on the psychometrics of creativity Distinguishes controlled cognition from associative and intuitive cognition Features substantial updates on the biology and neuroscience of creativity Explores creativity research relating to media, business and leadership Addresses the big issues, including cultural differences, traditional intelligence, computer and animal creativity, and more

An Introduction to Bilingualism
An Introduction to Bilingualism

Author: Jeanette Altarriba

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1135608520

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This important text provides a general overview of the methods and theories used in the broad domain of bilingualism. The unique interdisciplinary approach, which is reflected in the various topics covered, gives students a global picture of the field. Topics range from early childhood intellectual development to educational and social-cognitive challenges to the maturing bilingual brain. Important developing areas such as cognitive aging, creativity, the social and cultural context perspective, communication disorders and sentence processing are also covered within the volume. This text is aimed towards undergraduate courses and graduate courses in psycholinguistics, especially those with an emphasis on bilingualism or second language learning.

Multilingualism and Creativity
Multilingualism and Creativity

Author: Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2012-09-03

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1847697968

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In this monograph, Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin presents the results of his empirical investigation into the impact of multilingual practice on an individual's creative potential. Until now, the relationship between these two activities has received little attention in the academic community. The book makes an attempt to resuscitate this theme and provides a solid theoretical framework supported by contemporary empirical research conducted in a variety of geographic, linguistic, and sociocultural locations. This study demonstrates that several factors - such as the multilinguals' age of language acquisition, proficiency in these languages and experience with cultural settings in which these languages were acquired - have a positive impact on selective attention and language mediated concept activation mechanisms. Together, these facilitate generative and innovative capacities of creative thinking. This book will be of great interest not only to scholars in the fields of multilingualism and creativity, but also to educators and all those interested in enhancing foreign language learning and fostering creativity.

The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity

Author: James C. Kaufman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-04-25

Total Pages: 783

ISBN-13: 1107188482

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The largest and broadest-ranging Handbook of creativity yet, presenting comprehensive, rigorous, and up-to-date scientific scholarship on creativity.

Cognitive Flexibility in Bilinguals and Monolinguals
Cognitive Flexibility in Bilinguals and Monolinguals

Author: Anand W. Blair

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This correlational, between-group study investigated cognitive flexibility in monolingual and bilingual college students. We sent out a Qualtrics survey to students from two colleges in Walla Walla, WA consisting of a language use questionnaire, a Simon task, and a categorization task that asked participants to rate exemplars based on how well they fit into a category. Based on previous research, we predicted that bilinguals would demonstrate stronger cognitive flexibility through smaller Simon effects and higher ratings of weak exemplars in the categorization task. Overall, 140 individuals participated in our study, however 77 participants did not finish the study, leaving us with 63 participants who completed the entire survey. Our results did not show the expected significant differences between monolingual and bilingual students. Despite our results not supporting the hypothesis that college-age bilingual individuals demonstrate higher cognitive flexibility than their monolingual counterparts, these findings, in collaboration with past research, have implications for the development of cognitive flexibility over time, as well as further information as to how bilingualism affects the lives of bilingual individuals.

An Introduction to Bilingualism
An Introduction to Bilingualism

Author: Jeanette Altarriba

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-16

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 1351589792

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The study of bilingualism and all of its aspects – from theory and models to social approaches and their practical applications – forms the cornerstone of the 2nd edition of this work. The chapters cover the latest advancements in the domains of psycholinguistics, neuroscience, creativity, and executive functioning. Contributions, new to this edition, offer the reader the most up-to-date research on lifespan and developmental issues. The work also provides insight into how human language is processed by all, not just by bilingual and multilingual speakers. This text is ideal for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in psycholinguistics and the psychology of language, especially those with an emphasis on bilingualism or second language learning.