Effects of optimism on creativity under approach and avoidance motivation

Effects of optimism on creativity under approach and avoidance motivation

Focusing on avoiding failure or negative outcomes (avoidance motivation) can undermine creativity, due to cognitive (e.g., threat appraisals), affective (e.g., anxiety), and volitional processes (e.g., low intrinsic motivation). This can be problematic for people who are avoidance motivated by natur...

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Main Authors: Tamar eIcekson, Marieke eRoskes, Simone eMoran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Motivation
creativity
approach
avoidance
optimism
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00105/full

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