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Creativity and semantic memory: the answers are upstream

Exploring the intricate relationship between creativity and semantic memory is like diving into a treasure chest hidden deep within a maze. Beaty and Kenett’s review of research in this realm sheds light on the challenges faced by scientists in unraveling the complex knowledge structures and processes behind creativity. Similar to early pioneers of semantic memory, […]

Published on August 26, 2023

Uncovering the Inner Workings of Creative Thinking

In the realm of creative thinking, Kounios and Oh present a fresh perspective that complements our recent investigation on associative processes in creativity. They delve into the intricate world of semantic memory structure, raising intriguing theoretical considerations. Meticulously dissecting the shortcomings of network-based approaches, which rely on downstream behavioral tasks, they propose the utilization of […]

Published on August 26, 2023

When Children’s Production Deviates From Observed Input: Modeling the Variable Production of the English Past Tense

Abstract As children gradually master grammatical rules, they often go through a period of producing form-meaning associations that were not observed in the input. For example, 2- to 3-year-old English-learning children use the bare form of verbs in settings that require obligatory past tense meaning while already starting to produce the grammatical –ed inflection. While […]

Published on August 25, 2023