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  • Semantic Memory Research

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  • Pictorial examples in creative tasks can lead to fixation and suboptimal outcomes.
  • Semantic memory research offers insights into the cognitive mechanisms behind this effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how pictures versus words influence semantic knowledge access for object concepts.
  • To determine if this influence differs between close-ended and open-ended creative tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Participants generated uses (common, secondary, ad hoc) for objects presented as names, pictures, or both.
  • Stimulus modality effects were measured using reaction times and a novel coding system for response type (top-down vs. bottom-up).

Main Results:

  • Both quantitative and qualitative analyses showed task-dependent differences in stimulus modality effects.
  • For ad hoc uses (open-ended), pictures led to more top-down-driven responses compared to object names.

Conclusions:

  • Visual stimuli can increase fixation on existing knowledge, particularly in open-ended creative contexts.
  • Findings contribute to understanding functional fixedness in creative thinking and semantic memory for objects.