Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: abilities related to the participants' majors (relevant) or unrelated to the participants majors (irrelevant).Then participants completed tasks requiring analytic and creative ability.Those for whom the task was unrelated to the comparison target's domain of success, but for whom the task was personally relevant, performed best on the creativity task.On the analytic task, those for whom the task was related to the comparison target's domain of success, but for whom the task was personally irrelevant, performed best.v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am honored to have spent the last six years in the company of the members of the Ohio State social psychology program.Nowhere is there is a group of people more collegial, more dedicated, and more supportive.I thank all the faculty and students who have passed through the doors of Lazenby Hall over the past six years for their advice, support, and inspiration.Dr. Robert Arkin, my adviser, must also be thanked.His humor and penchant theoretical musings taught me to look beyond p values and individual studies and to question the greater meaning of every finding.I must also express my deep gratitude and admiration for Dr. Marilynn Brewer, my own unattainable role model.Fear of receiving the "look" when I did not meet her standards, combined with her warm nature pushed me to work harder and more carefully.I am also greatful to Marilynn and Dr. Rich Petty for their generosity in agreeing to serve on my committee.Of course, the members of Arkin Lab, in particular, Jessica Lakin, Tony Hermann, Geoffrey Leonardelli, Kim Sauser, Tiffany Hardy, and Lana Rucks, deserve great thanks and credit.Being able to share laughter, frustration, and successes with them made the hard times bearable and the good times more glorious.In particular, I could never have completed my fifth year without Kim and Lana's assistance.
Author: Camille S. Johnson
Institution: The Ohio State University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2601478836