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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience of Aging

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  • The relationship between executive functioning and creative thinking remains debated, with differing views on the role of inhibitory control and its impact on divergent vs. convergent thinking.
  • Executive functions are known to decline with age, potentially affecting cognitive abilities like creative problem-solving.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the contributions of executive functioning, its age-related decline, and divergent thinking to creative problem-solving.
  • To examine how factors like impulsivity, verbal working memory, and decision-making style predict creative problem-solving abilities across different age groups.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty healthy adults were divided into two age groups: young adults (20-26 years) and elderly (60-70 years).
  • Creative problem-solving was assessed using compound remote associate problems.
  • Cognitive predictors including impulsivity, divergent thinking, verbal working memory, and decision-making style were evaluated.

Main Results:

  • Creative problem-solving ability was negatively predicted by older age and impulsivity.
  • Divergent thinking and verbal working memory positively predicted creative problem-solving performance.
  • A linear regression model highlighted the combined influence of these factors.

Conclusions:

  • Executive functions and divergent thinking significantly contribute to creative problem-solving.
  • Interventions aimed at mitigating age-related cognitive decline in creativity should address both convergent and divergent cognitive processes.