Interactive Effects of Multicultural Experiences and Openness to Experience on Creative Potential

By Angela Ka-yee Leung, Chi-Yue Chiu. 2008

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Extensiveness of multicultural experiences and Openness to Experience were used to predict European American undergraduates' performance on two measures of creative potential: (a) generation of unusual uses of garbage bags and (b) retrieval of nonprototypical or normatively inaccessible exemplars in the conceptual domain of occupation. The results showed that having extensive multicultural experiences predicted better performance on both measures of creative potential only among participants who were open to experience. Among those who were not open, having more extensive multicultural experiences was associated with a lower level of creative potential. Implications of these findings for promoting creativity in schools are discussed.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Revisiting the Multicultural Experience–Creativity Link (2013, background): “…living experience, with individuals exposed to foreign cultures performing more adeptly in creative idea generation or creative insight tasks (Leung & Chiu, 2008, 2010; Maddux & Galinsky, 1 Singapore Management University, Singapore Corresponding Author: Chi-Ying Cheng, Singapore Management…”
Innovating at Cultural Crossroads: How Multicultural Social Networks Promote Idea Flow and Creativity (2018, background): “One recent development in creativity research documented links between multicultural experiences and creativity (Antonio, Chang, Hakuta, Kenny, Levin, & Milem, 2004; Cheng, Sanchez-Burks, & Lee, 2008; Leung & Chiu, 2008; Leung et al., 2008; Maddux & Galinsky, 2009).”
Awe Enhances Creative Thinking: An Experimental Study (2018, unknown): “Indeed, the openness to experience personality trait was found associated to creativity itself (e.g., Agnoli, Franchin, Rubaltelli, & Corazza, 2015; Batey, Chamorro-Premuzic, & Furnham, 2010; Leung & Chiu, 2008; McCrae, 1987; Prabhu, Sutton, & Sauser, 2008).”
Diversifying experiences enhance cognitive flexibility (2012, background): “Indeed, studies found that openness to experience t (453-05-004) awarded to Ap . rights reserved. and need for cognitive closure moderate the multiculturalismcreativity link (Leung & Chiu, 2008, 2010).”
The Impact of Culture on Creativity (2015, background): “Prior research has established that individual differences, such as cultural metacognitive ability (Chua, Morris, and Mor, 2012), overseas experience (Maddux and Galinsky, 2009), and multicultural experiences (Leung and Chiu, 2008, 2010), matter for creativity.”
The Costs of Ambient Cultural Disharmony: Indirect Intercultural Conflicts in Social Environment Undermine Creativity (2013, background): “Cultural psychologists have further identified other factors that moderate the link between exposure to diverse cultures and creativity, such as individuals’ openness to foreign cultures (Leung & Chiu, 2008) and their effectiveness in intercultural learning (Maddux, Adam, & Galinsky, 2010).”
How Dual-Identity Processes Foster Creativity (2014, background): “…short time living abroad (S1, S2, & S4); living abroad prime control (S3, S5) Insight tasks (S1, S2, & S4), RAT (S3), drawing alien creatures (S5) Leung & Chiu, 2008 European American undergraduates High multicultural experience low multicultural experience Fluency and flexibility on the unusual…”