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Convergent Thinking

Convergent Thinking is a cognitive process in creative problem solving that systematically narrows and evaluates multiple options using logical reasoning and explicit criteria to select and elaborate the single most appropriate solution.

314

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21.6K

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770

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406

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2017–2026

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314

In Praise of Convergent Thinking

Arthur J. Cropley · Creativity Research Journal · 2006 · 1.2K citations

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Give your ideas some legs: The positive effect of walking on creative thinking.

Marily Oppezzo, Daniel L. Schwartz · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 2014 · 552 citations

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To create or to recall? Neural mechanisms underlying the generation of creative new ideas

Mathias Benedek, Emanuel Jauk, Andréas Fink et al. · NeuroImage · 2013 · 408 citations · Full text

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The structure of creative cognition in the human brain

Rex E. Jung · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · 2013 · 390 citations · Full text

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Meditate to Create: The Impact of Focused-Attention and Open-Monitoring Training on Convergent and Divergent Thinking

Lorenza S. Colzato, Ayça Öztürk, Bernhard Hommel · Frontiers in Psychology · 2012 · 386 citations · Full text

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Authors

770

  1. MA
    Mark A. Runco

    California State University, Fullerton, United States

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

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  2. BH
    Bernhard Hommel

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    12 publications · 1.8K citations

    11

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  3. SA
    Selçuk Acar

    University of North Texas, United States

    10 publications · 644 citations

    10

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  4. LS
    Lorenza S. Colzato

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  5. TL
    Todd Lubart

    Université Paris Cité, France

    8 publications · 491 citations

    8

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Institutions

406

  1. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    37 publications

    5.4K citations

  2. University of Graz

    Graz, Austria

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    4.9K citations

  3. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

    Haifa, Israel

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    512 citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Creativity Research Journal

    23 publications · 3K citations

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  2. Thinking Skills and Creativity

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  3. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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  4. The Journal of Creative Behavior

    JCB · 12 publications · 630 citations

    11

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  5. Frontiers in Psychology

    11 publications · 899 citations

    11

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