Abstract
ABSTRACT A music mood induction was used to induce either elated, depressed, or neutral mood in 71 college undergraduates. The elated group scored significantly higher than the depressed group on mood ratings. Creativity measures administered to each group revealed that subjects in the elated and depressed groups showed significantly greater creativity than subjects in the neutral group. Findings were interpreted in light of existing research on the relationship between mood and creativity.
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CreativityMoodPsychologyMusicalClinical psychologyNegative moodDepressed moodDevelopmental psychologySocial psychologyVisual artsArt
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- 29
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- 2
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- 95-108
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JILL E. ADAMAN,
Paul H. Blaney
(1995).
The Effects of Musical Mood Induction on Creativity.
The Journal of Creative Behavior
, 29
(2)
, 95-108.
https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2162-6057.1995.tb00739.x
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- 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1995.tb00739.x