Effects of Alcohol on Scientific Thought during the Incubation Phase of the Creative Process.

Norlander, Torsten; Gustafson, Roland

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ERIC Number: EJ540990

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Publication Date: 1996

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Effects of Alcohol on Scientific Thought during the Incubation Phase of the Creative Process.

Norlander, Torsten; Gustafson, Roland

Journal of Creative Behavior, v30 n4 p231-48 4th Qtr 1996

This study of 60 Swedish university students examined whether or not acute alcohol intoxication inhibits or facilitates the incubation phase of the creative process. Results found that the participants in the alcohol group produced significantly more incubations in their diaries and significantly higher levels of originality. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creativity, Drinking, Foreign Countries, Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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