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  1. Article ; Online: Going deeper into the feelings in creative metacognition: Comment on "A systematic framework of creative metacognition" by I. Lebuda & M. Benedek.

    Agnoli, Sergio / Mastria, Serena

    Physics of life reviews

    2023  Volume 47, Page(s) 170–171

    MeSH term(s) Metacognition ; Emotions
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-20
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2148883-6
    ISSN 1873-1457 ; 1571-0645
    ISSN (online) 1873-1457
    ISSN 1571-0645
    DOI 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.10.028
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  2. Article: Editorial: New trends in emotional intelligence: conceptualization, understanding, and assessment.

    Fiori, Marina / Agnoli, Sergio / Davis, Sarah K

    Frontiers in psychology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1266076

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1266076
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  3. Article: Individual differences and creative ideation: neuromodulatory signatures of mindset and response inhibition.

    Khalil, Radwa / Agnoli, Sergio / Mastria, Serena / Kondinska, Angela / Karim, Ahmed A / Godde, Ben

    Frontiers in neuroscience

    2023  Volume 17, Page(s) 1238165

    Abstract: This study addresses the modulatory role of individual mindset in explaining the relationship between response inhibition (RI) and divergent thinking (DT) using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Forty undergraduate students (22 male and 18 ... ...

    Abstract This study addresses the modulatory role of individual mindset in explaining the relationship between response inhibition (RI) and divergent thinking (DT) using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Forty undergraduate students (22 male and 18 female), aged between 18 and 23 years (average age = 19 years, SD = 1.48), were recruited. Participants received either anodal tDCS of the right IFG coupled with cathodal tDCS of the left IFG (R + L-;
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2411902-7
    ISSN 1662-453X ; 1662-4548
    ISSN (online) 1662-453X
    ISSN 1662-4548
    DOI 10.3389/fnins.2023.1238165
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  4. Article ; Online: The Dynamic Interplay of Affective, Cognitive and Contextual Resources on Children's Creative Potential: The Modulatory Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence.

    Agnoli, Sergio / Mastria, Serena / Mancini, Giacomo / Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele / Franchin, Laura / Pozzoli, Tiziana

    Journal of Intelligence

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 1

    Abstract: In the present work we explored in two separate studies the modulatory role of trait emotional intelligence (EI) over the effect exerted on children's creative potential by two other key elements defining creativity, namely cognitive resources (here ... ...

    Abstract In the present work we explored in two separate studies the modulatory role of trait emotional intelligence (EI) over the effect exerted on children's creative potential by two other key elements defining creativity, namely cognitive resources (here explored through basic executive functions, Study 1) and contextual-environmental factors (that is, teachers' implicit conceptions of the factors influencing children's creativity, Study 2). Confirming previous research, executive functions (particularly interference control and working memory) emerged as main predictors of children's creative performance; however, their positive effect arose especially when associated with a high trait EI level. In the same vein, teachers' implicit conception about children's creative potential and about their efficacy in teaching creativity emerged to exert a facilitatory effect on children' creative potential. This effect occurred particularly when associated with low trait EI levels, affecting differently girls and boys. Trait EI emerged from these studies as an important individual resource to consider in order to understand the potential benefit of other (cognitive and contextual-environmental) resources on children's creative potential. The implications on the role of trait EI as a constitutional element of children's creativity, capable of promoting the expression of their creative potential, are discussed.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2721035-2
    ISSN 2079-3200 ; 2079-3200
    ISSN (online) 2079-3200
    ISSN 2079-3200
    DOI 10.3390/jintelligence11010011
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  5. Article ; Online: Dopamine supports idea originality: the role of spontaneous eye blink rate on divergent thinking.

    Agnoli, Sergio / Mastria, Serena / Zanon, Marco / Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele

    Psychological research

    2022  Volume 87, Issue 1, Page(s) 17–27

    Abstract: The neurotransmitter dopamine plays a crucial role in human creative behaviour. Specifically, striatal dopamine seems to be associated with specific dimensions of divergent thinking performance, especially with categorical diversity (flexibility) of ... ...

    Abstract The neurotransmitter dopamine plays a crucial role in human creative behaviour. Specifically, striatal dopamine seems to be associated with specific dimensions of divergent thinking performance, especially with categorical diversity (flexibility) of ideas. In experimental contexts, spontaneous Eye Blink Rate (sEBR) has been used as a proxy for striatal dopamine, and an inverted U-shape relationship between sEBR and flexibility has been demonstrated, such that a medium sEBR level predicts highest flexibility levels. The present study aimed at carrying out further investigations about the relationship between sEBR and idea generation through divergent thinking, specifically focusing on the relationship between idea originality and dopamine level, since originality is a key element for creativity. We asked 80 participants, whose sEBR at rest was measured, to perform an Alternative Uses Task (AUT) to measure their divergent thinking performance. Results revealed that the relationship between sEBR and originality, as measured through subjective ratings of external raters, followed an inverted U-shape function with medium sEBR being associated with highest originality scores. Moreover, and most importantly, we demonstrated that sEBR predicted originality through the mediation of flexibility. Our results provide further insights on the possible role of dopamine on divergent thinking performance, demonstrating that an adequate dopamine level may facilitate the generation of original ideas through the exploration of diverse conceptual categories (higher flexibility).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Dopamine ; Blinking ; Creativity ; Corpus Striatum
    Chemical Substances Dopamine (VTD58H1Z2X)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-10
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1463034-5
    ISSN 1430-2772 ; 0340-0727
    ISSN (online) 1430-2772
    ISSN 0340-0727
    DOI 10.1007/s00426-022-01658-y
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  6. Article ; Online: How does emotion influence the creativity evaluation of exogenous alternative ideas?

    Mastria, Serena / Agnoli, Sergio / Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele

    PloS one

    2019  Volume 14, Issue 7, Page(s) e0219298

    Abstract: The interaction of emotions with creative cognition is one of the most intriguing topics in the creativity research. In this study, we investigated the extent to which various emotional states influence the evaluation of ideas, which is a crucial ... ...

    Abstract The interaction of emotions with creative cognition is one of the most intriguing topics in the creativity research. In this study, we investigated the extent to which various emotional states influence the evaluation of ideas, which is a crucial component of the creative thinking process. To this end, we used emotional (both positive and negative) and neutral pictures to induce emotional states and then asked participants to evaluate the creativity of exogenous ideas (i.e., those generated by other people) as part of an alternative use evaluation task. As the results of previous studies suggest the existence of a negative bias when judging highly creative ideas, we presented the participants with non-creative, moderately creative, and highly creative uses for everyday objects. Overall, the participants gave higher creativity ratings when under positive emotional engagement than when in negative or neutral conditions. Moreover, neutral and emotional context differently moderated the creativity evaluation of the three object use categories. Specifically, participants gave higher ratings for non-creative uses, and (to a lesser extent) for highly creative uses when in a positive emotional state, than they did when in the neutral condition. On the other hand, when in a negative emotional state, the participants gave lower ratings for moderately creative uses than they did in either the positive or neutral conditions. These data provide initial evidence that emotional states can influence the creativity evaluation of exogenous alternative ideas that are generated through divergent thinking.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Cognition/physiology ; Creativity ; Emotions/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Italy ; Male ; Thinking/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0219298
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  7. Article: The Relationship Between Trait Emotional Intelligence, Cognition, and Emotional Awareness: An Interpretative Model.

    Agnoli, Sergio / Mancini, Giacomo / Andrei, Federica / Trombini, Elena

    Frontiers in psychology

    2019  Volume 10, Page(s) 1711

    Abstract: Emotional awareness (EA) has been defined as the cognitive skill devoted to the identification and description of one's own and others' emotional experiences, an ability that has usually been conceptualized along with the development of cognitive ... ...

    Abstract Emotional awareness (EA) has been defined as the cognitive skill devoted to the identification and description of one's own and others' emotional experiences, an ability that has usually been conceptualized along with the development of cognitive intelligence. Despite this, EA has also been deemed a central constituent of Emotional Intelligence (EI), a construct that captures individual differences in how we perceive, communicate, regulate, and understand our own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. The overlap between the cognitive and the emotional domain in the definition of the EA construct has created several difficulties in both its understanding and its usage, so much so that several questions regarding its nature and structure remain unanswered. The aim of the present work was to test in a unique model the explanatory role of both trait EI and fluid nonverbal intelligence on EA variability in children, controlling for the effect of age, a variable strictly related to cognitive development, as well as gender, which is highly associated with trait EI during childhood. Four hundred and eighty-eight pupils (258 females and 230 males) ranging from 8 to 12 years old completed the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale for Children, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire - Child Form, and a measure of pure non-verbal reasoning ability, the Raven's Progressive Matrices. The results of a structural equation model showed a positive explanatory power of both Raven and TEIQue scores on EA, revealing that both cognitive intelligence and trait EI significantly explained EA. The same model also showed an indirect effect of age,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01711
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  8. Article ; Online: Clustering and switching in divergent thinking: Neurophysiological correlates underlying flexibility during idea generation.

    Mastria, Serena / Agnoli, Sergio / Zanon, Marco / Acar, Selcuk / Runco, Mark A / Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele

    Neuropsychologia

    2021  Volume 158, Page(s) 107890

    Abstract: EEG alpha synchronization, especially in posterior parietal cortical regions of the right hemisphere, is indicative of high internal processing demands that are typically involved in divergent thinking (DT). During the course of DT, as ideation proceeds, ...

    Abstract EEG alpha synchronization, especially in posterior parietal cortical regions of the right hemisphere, is indicative of high internal processing demands that are typically involved in divergent thinking (DT). During the course of DT, as ideation proceeds, ideas tend to become more creative, being more likely to be drawn from new conceptual categories through the use of the cognitive mechanism of flexibility. The present study investigated whether EEG alpha synchronization can be modulated by flexibility in DT by comparing cortical activation patterns during the switch of category (switching) and the stay in the same category (clustering). Twenty participants were required to generate alternative uses of everyday objects during EEG recording. Differential results were specifically found in the lower alpha band (8-10 Hz): whereas clustering showed synchronization typically lateralized in the right posterior parietal areas, switching induced posterior parietal synchronization over both right and left hemispheres. These findings indicate that the two distinct cognitive mechanisms subsuming flexibility (switching and clustering) are associated with a different hemispheric modulation of lower alpha activity, as switching, in comparison to clustering, is related to higher power in the lower alpha band over the left hemisphere. Switching in comparison to clustering may thus require a larger investment of cognitive resources due to the exploratory process of moving from one semantic conceptual category to another in the course of creative ideation.
    MeSH term(s) Alpha Rhythm ; Cluster Analysis ; Creativity ; Electroencephalography ; Humans ; Thinking
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 207151-4
    ISSN 1873-3514 ; 0028-3932
    ISSN (online) 1873-3514
    ISSN 0028-3932
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107890
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  9. Book ; Online: Multidisciplinary Contributions to the Science of Creative Thinking

    Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele / Agnoli, Sergio

    (Creativity in the Twenty First Century)

    2015  

    Abstract: This book offers a multidisciplinary and multi-domain approach to the most recent research results in the field of creative thinking and creativity, authored by renowned international experts. By presenting contributions from different scientific and ... ...

    Series title Creativity in the Twenty First Century
    Abstract This book offers a multidisciplinary and multi-domain approach to the most recent research results in the field of creative thinking and creativity, authored by renowned international experts. By presenting contributions from different scientific and artistic domains, the book offers a comprehensive description of the state of the art on creativity research. Specifically, the chapters are organized into four parts: 1) Theoretical Aspects of Creativity; 2) Social Aspects of Creativity; 3) Creativity in Design and Engineering; 4) Creativity in Art and Science. In this way, the book becomes a necessary platform for generative dialogue between disciplines that are typically divided by separating walls. Giovanni Emanuele Corazza, PhD in Telecommunications and Microelectronics Engineering, Full professor at UNIBO, department of DEI and Member of the Board of Directors of UNIBO. His research interests are in information society, creative thinking, creativity and innovation, wireless and satellite communications. In these fields, Giovanni E. Corazza has published more than 280 papers in international conferences and journals and he established collaborations with several research groups, universities and companies. Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi, founder of the Marconi Institute for Creativity, member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Genius and Eminence. He is partner of the FP7 EU project CREAM, CReativity Enhancement through Advanced brain Mapping and stimulation.Sergio Agnoli, received his Ms.C. in Psychology from the University of Padua in 2003 and a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Ferrara in 2009. He is now a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bologna - Marconi Institute for Creativity (MIC) and is involved in the FP7 EU project CREAM, Creativity Enhancement through Advanced brain Mapping and stimulation. He has held teaching appointments at the University of Padova, at the University of Ferrara and at the University of Bologna. His research interests include: cognitive and emotional substrates of creative thinking; creative thinking process; emotional development and emotional intelligence; psychophysiology of emotions. In these fields, Sergio Agnoli has published more than 50 contributions in peer reviewed international conferences and journals and he established collaborations with several research groups and universities.
    Keywords Psychologie / Pädagogik # Angewandte Psychologie
    Language English
    Size Online-Ressource
    Edition 1. Aufl.
    Publisher Springer-Verlag
    Publishing place s.l.
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note Description based upon print version of record
    ISBN 9812876170 ; 9789812876171
    Database Library catalogue of the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

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  10. Article: Creativity in the Advertisement Domain: The Role of Experience on Creative Achievement.

    Agnoli, Sergio / Mastria, Serena / Kirsch, Christiane / Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele

    Frontiers in psychology

    2019  Volume 10, Page(s) 1899

    Abstract: The creativity of an advertisement campaign is one of the most relevant predictors of its success. Past research has highlighted the relevance of domain-specific experience in enhancing creativity, but the results are controversial. We explored the role ... ...

    Abstract The creativity of an advertisement campaign is one of the most relevant predictors of its success. Past research has highlighted the relevance of domain-specific experience in enhancing creativity, but the results are controversial. We explored the role of work experience, in terms of number of years spent in the advertisement domain, in various forms of creativity expressed within this specific working domain. We hypothesized a mediator role of experience in the relationship between the individual's creative potential, as measured through a series of divergent thinking tasks, and creative achievement in the advertisement domain. Moreover, considering the importance of personality in creative achievement, we also explored the influence of the openness-to-experience on advertisers' creative achievement. A range of measures assessing creative achievement, openness, and divergent thinking abilities in terms of fluency and originality were administered to a group of professionals in the advertisement domain. The results demonstrate a crucial role for experience in the connection between originality and creative achievement. Moreover, our findings extend previous studies by showing that fluency and openness are significant predictors of creative achievement in the advertisement environment. These results emphasize the importance of canalizing the advertiser's divergent thinking abilities through appropriate routes provided by working experience, raising important implications for future explorations of domain-specific creative achievement within an individual differences framework. Final indications for future developments are provided, with a special emphasis on the replication of these findings in various work domains and in various cultural contexts.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01899
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