Generative
Cognition Laboratory

 

The Generative Cognition Laboratory conducts research on conceptual structures and processes and the ways in which they guide or constrain generative thinking. We examine the individual, cultural, linguistic, and situational factors that govern the retrieval of existing knowledge and the projection of retrieved information to new situations. We seek to understand the nature and origins of novel ideas, and to foster the development of creativity. 

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Data from: Ward, T. B., Patterson, M. J., Sifonis, C. M., Saunders, K. N., & Dodds, R. A. (2002). The role of graded structure in imaginative thought. Memory & Cognition, 30, 199-216.


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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9983424. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).