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A Positive Association between Working Memory Capacity and Human Creativity: A Meta-Analytic Evidence. J Intell 2023; 11:jintelligence11010015. [PMID: 36662145 PMCID: PMC9861316 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence11010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Creativity serves as a fountain for social and scientific development. As one of the most crucial human capabilities, creativity has been believed to be supported by the core component of higher cognitive functions—working memory capacity (WMC). However, the evidence supporting the association between WMC and creativity remains contradictory. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis using random-effects models to investigate the linear association between WMC and creativity by pooling the individual effect size from the previous literature. Further, a subgroup analysis was performed to examine whether such association is specific for different WMC categories (i.e., verbal WMC, visual−spatial WMC and dual-task WMC). The main meta-analytic results showed a significantly positive association between WMC and creativity (r = .083, 95% CI: .050−.115, p < .001, n = 3104, k = 28). The subgroup analysis demonstrated consistent results by showing a significantly positive association between them, irrespective of WMC category. We also found that cultural environments could moderate this association, and we identified a strong correlation in participants from an Asian cultural context. In conclusion, this study provides the evidence to clarify the positive association between WMC and creativity, and implies that the Asian cultural context may boost such an association.
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Zahno S, van der Kamp J. When insights based on ecological and cognitive theories to movement science converge—The case of creativity in sports. Front Psychol 2022; 13:959599. [PMID: 36059761 PMCID: PMC9428756 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.959599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Stephan Zahno
- Institute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Stephan Zahno
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- Department of Human Movement Science, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Cowin J, Nimphius S, Fell J, Culhane P, Schmidt M. A Proposed Framework to Describe Movement Variability within Sporting Tasks: A Scoping Review. SPORTS MEDICINE - OPEN 2022; 8:85. [PMID: 35759128 PMCID: PMC9237196 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-022-00473-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Movement variability is defined as the normal variations in motor performance across multiple repetitions of a task. However, the term "movement variability" can mean different things depending on context, and when used by itself does not capture the specifics of what has been investigated. Within sport, complex movements are performed repeatedly under a variety of different constraints (e.g. different situations, presence of defenders, time pressure). Movement variability has implications for sport performance and injury risk management. Given the importance of movement variability, it is important to understand the terms used to measure and describe it. This broad term of "movement variability" does not specify the different types of movement variability that are currently being assessed in the sporting literature. We conducted a scoping review (1) to assess the current terms and definitions used to describe movement variability within sporting tasks and (2) to utilise the results of the review for a proposed framework that distinguishes and defines the different types of movement variability within sporting tasks. To be considered eligible, sources must have assessed a sporting movement or skill and had at least one quantifiable measure of movement variability. A total of 43 peer-reviewed journal article sources were included in the scoping review. A total of 280 terms relating to movement variability terminology were extracted using a data-charting form jointly developed by two reviewers. One source out of 43 (2%) supplied definitions for all types of movement variability discussed. Moreover, 169 of 280 terms (60%) were undefined in the source material. Our proposed theoretical framework explains three types of movement variability: strategic, execution, and outcome. Strategic variability describes the different approaches or methods of movement used to complete a task. Execution variability describes the intentional and unintentional adjustments of the body between repetitions within the same strategy. Outcome variability describes the differences in the result or product of a movement. These types emerged from broader frameworks in motor control and were adapted to fit the movement variability needs in sports literature. By providing specific terms with explicit definitions, our proposed framework can ensure like-to-like comparisons of previous terms used in the literature. The practical goal of this framework is to aid athletes, coaches, and support staff to gain a better understanding of how the different types of movement variability within sporting tasks contribute to performance. The framework may allow training methods to be tailored to optimise the specific aspects of movement variability that contribute to success. This review was retrospectively registered using the Open Science Framework (OSF) Registries ( https://osf.io/q73fd ).
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- Jake Cowin
- School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Newnham, TAS, Australia.
- Tasmanian Institute of Sport (Sports Performance Unit), Prospect, TAS, Australia.
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Human Performance, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Newnham, TAS, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Sport (Sports Performance Unit), Prospect, TAS, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Yin JT, Hu YY, Li QY, Luo JL. Human creativity escapes in the struggle against threat:Evidence from neural mechanisms. Biol Psychol 2022; 172:108359. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pesce C, Stodden DF, Lakes KD. Editorial: Physical Activity "Enrichment": A Joint Focus on Motor Competence, Hot and Cool Executive Functions. Front Psychol 2021; 12:658667. [PMID: 33767654 PMCID: PMC7985325 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.658667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Caterina Pesce
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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Ranganathan R, Lee MH, Newell KM. Repetition Without Repetition: Challenges in Understanding Behavioral Flexibility in Motor Skill. Front Psychol 2020; 11:2018. [PMID: 32903689 PMCID: PMC7438768 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A hallmark of skilled motor performance is behavioral flexibility - i.e., experts can not only produce a movement pattern to reliably and efficiently achieve a given task outcome, but also possess the ability to change that movement pattern to fit a new context. In this perspective article, we briefly highlight the factors that are critical to understanding behavioral flexibility, and its connection to movement variability, stability, and learning. We then address how practice strategies should be developed from a motor learning standpoint to enhance behavioral flexibility. Finally, we highlight some important future avenues of work that are needed to advance our understanding of behavioral flexibility. We use examples from sport as a context to highlight these issues, especially in regard to elite performance and development.
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- Rajiv Ranganathan
- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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Rudd JR, Pesce C, Strafford BW, Davids K. Physical Literacy - A Journey of Individual Enrichment: An Ecological Dynamics Rationale for Enhancing Performance and Physical Activity in All. Front Psychol 2020; 11:1904. [PMID: 32849114 PMCID: PMC7399225 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Internationally, governments, health and exercise practitioners are struggling with the threat posed by physical inactivity leading to worsening outcomes in health and life expectancy and the associated high economic costs. To meet this challenge it is important to enhance the quality, and quantity, of participation in sports and physical activity throughout the life course to sustain healthy and active lifestyles. This paper supports the need to develop a physically literate population, who meaningfully engage in play and physical activity through the development of functional movement skills in enriched environments. This is a shift away from reductionist approaches to physical activity engagement and maintenance to an ecological dynamics approach that focuses on enrichment to support functional movement skill learning and development. This is an embedded approach to physical literacy that allows learners the space and time to "explore-discover" (ecological psychology) within environments that will lead to a concomitant self-organization of highly intricate network of co-dependent sub-systems (anatomical, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and perceptual-cognitive) resulting in functional movement solutions for the performance task and enduring positive adaptations to subsystems supporting the physical literacy journey across the life course. "Explore-discover adapt" is at the heart of two contemporary learner-centered pedagogies: Non-linear Pedagogy (NLP) and the Athletic Skills Model (ASM). Both emphasize the importance of enrichment experiences from an early age, and throughout life course, and both appreciate the inherent complexity involved in the learning process and the importance of designing a rich and varied range of athletic, participatory experiences that will support the embedded development of physical literacy leading to ongoing physical activity for all. The final part of this paper will demonstrate the potential of an ecological dynamics approach for supporting the concept of physical literacy by providing a roadmap for a reliable and valid measurement of physical literacy when considered from both an ecological dynamics perspective and the phenomenology understanding of physical literacy.
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- James R Rudd
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Sport and Human Performance Research Group, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Sport and Human Performance Research Group, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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