When in Rome . . . Learn Why the Romans Do What They Do: How Multicultural Learning Experiences Faci

Research suggests that living in and adapting to foreign cultures facilitates creativity. The current research found that recalling a multicultural learning experience:

(a) facilitates idea flexibility (e.g., the ability to solve problems in multiple ways

(b) increases awareness of underlying connections and associations

(c) helps overcome functional fixedness. Results showed that creativity was enhanced only when participants recalled a functional multicultural learning experience.

Overall, multicultural learning appears to be an important mechanism which leads to creative enhancement.

Link: http://psp.sagepub.com/content/36/6/731.refs

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