TY - JOUR
T1 - A Systematic Review of Creativity-Related Studies Applying the Remote Associates Test From 2000 to 2019
AU - Wu, Ching Lin
AU - Huang, Shih Yuan
AU - Chen, Pei Zhen
AU - Chen, Hsueh Chih
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by the Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from the Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan. We also thank the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C. for funding this study, through projects on The interaction and discrepancy of the creative process: The uniqueness and similarity of cognitive mechanisms among different levels of remote association (MOST 106-2410-H-003 -135 -MY3) and How is one plus one more than two? Exploring the process and training of creative thinking and creative product under interactive situations: From measurement, mechanisms to neural plasticity (MOST 108-2410-H-003-080).
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© Copyright © 2020 Wu, Huang, Chen and Chen.
PY - 2020/10/23
Y1 - 2020/10/23
N2 - The study examines how the remote associates test (RAT) has been used to examine theories of creativity through a review of recent studies on creativity. Creativity-related studies published between 2000 and 2019 were retrieved from the SCOPUS database. A total of 172 papers were chosen for further analysis. Content analysis shows that research on creativity using RAT mainly concerns remote association, insight problem-solving, general creative process, test development, individual difference, effect of treatment, clinical case, social interaction effect, and predictor or criterion. The study constructs a theoretical framework based on the 4P (Product–Person–Process–Place) model and demonstrates how empirical studies using the RAT explore the individual differences, internal processes, and external influences of creative thinking. In addition, the most commonly used version of the RAT is the Compound Remote Associates Problems (Bowden and Jung-Beeman, 2003a). Current research shows a trend whereby the creative thinking process has been receiving greater attention. In particular, a growing number of studies in this field have been carried out using cognitive neuroscience technologies. These findings suggest that the RAT provides researchers with a way to deepen their understanding of different levels of creativity.
AB - The study examines how the remote associates test (RAT) has been used to examine theories of creativity through a review of recent studies on creativity. Creativity-related studies published between 2000 and 2019 were retrieved from the SCOPUS database. A total of 172 papers were chosen for further analysis. Content analysis shows that research on creativity using RAT mainly concerns remote association, insight problem-solving, general creative process, test development, individual difference, effect of treatment, clinical case, social interaction effect, and predictor or criterion. The study constructs a theoretical framework based on the 4P (Product–Person–Process–Place) model and demonstrates how empirical studies using the RAT explore the individual differences, internal processes, and external influences of creative thinking. In addition, the most commonly used version of the RAT is the Compound Remote Associates Problems (Bowden and Jung-Beeman, 2003a). Current research shows a trend whereby the creative thinking process has been receiving greater attention. In particular, a growing number of studies in this field have been carried out using cognitive neuroscience technologies. These findings suggest that the RAT provides researchers with a way to deepen their understanding of different levels of creativity.
KW - creativity
KW - remote associates test
KW - remote association
KW - review
KW - trend
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.573432
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.573432
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095710909
VL - 11
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
SN - 1664-1078
M1 - 573432
ER -