Bridget A Smeekens

Biographic Data

ID9646037
NAMEBridget A Smeekens
GIVEN NAMESBridget A
FAMILY NAMESmeekens
SIGNATURESMEEKENS B A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Variation in Divergent Thinking, Executive-Control Abilities, and Mind-Wandering Measured in and Out of the Laboratory

    Open AccessRebekah M Rodriguez-Boerwinkle, Matthew S Welhaf et al.ARTICLECreativity Research Journal2025

    Individual differences in executive functions (or executive control abilities) predict variation in creative thinking ability. Relatedly, propensity for mind-wandering-or task unrelated thought-has been gaining attention among creativity scholars, but its effects on creativity remain unclear. The present study conceptually replicates and extends recent laboratory and experience-sampling work to assess the links between individual differences in d…

  • For Whom the Mind Wanders, and When, Varies Across Laboratory and Daily-Life Settings

    Open AccessMichael J Kane, Georgina M Gross et al.ARTICLEPsychological Science2017

    Undergraduates ( N = 274) participated in a weeklong daily-life experience-sampling study of mind wandering after being assessed in the lab for executive-control abilities (working memory capacity; attention-restraint ability; attention-constraint ability; and propensity for task-unrelated thoughts, or TUTs) and personality traits. Eight times a day, electronic devices prompted subjects to report on their current thoughts and context. Working mem…