コスギ　コウジ   KOSUGI Koji   小杉 考司    所属   専修大学  人間科学部    専修大学大学院  文学研究科    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2018/07
形態種別	未選択
標題	‘‘Close, and ye shall find’’: eye closure during thinking enhances creativity
執筆形態	共著
掲載誌名	Palgrave Communications
巻・号・頁	80
総ページ数	7
概要	Facilitation of creative thinking is an important element for innovation. It has been suggested that cognitive resources are involved in creative thinking; however, little evidence of this involvement has been found. To address this issue, the present study focuses on eye closure, which saves more cognitive resources than open eyes. Forty participants experienced both close-eyed and open-eyed conditions, and all of them were asked to generate new names for rice and tea. The results revealed that in the close-eyed condition, participants generated 1.6-times more divergent (unrestricted and flexible) ideas than in the open-eyed condition, suggesting that closing eyes during thinking enhances creativity. Our findings provide empirical evidence for the necessity of cognitive resources in creative thinking.
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-018-0138-0