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Does foreign language liberate or limit creativity? Three experiments on foreign language anxiety and use, and divergent and convergent thinking

Study co-written by Dr Richard Haans investigating the effects of being forced to work in a foreign language on individuals’ ability to be creative, and testing the prediction that foreign language use hampers and strengthens divergent and convergent thinking.

Read the research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593124000520?via%3Dihub

Participants
  • Richard Haans
    Role: Faculty
    Reference type: Co-written by
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  • International Business Review (Scientific or industry journal)