The use of internet language enhances creative performance

Bibliographic Data

ID10124909
AuthorsYi Zhang (0000-0002-7581-7061, Central China Normal University), Shi Chen (0000-0003-0537-3730, Central China Normal University), Songqing Li (0000-0002-9667-9630, Central China Normal University), Qingbai Zhao (0000-0001-9472-1156, Central China Normal University, corresponding author), Zhijin Zhou (0000-0003-1605-2182, Central China Normal University, corresponding author), Furong Huang (0000-0002-5967-9447, Jiangxi Normal University), Fuxing Wang (0000-0003-3373-7095, Central China Normal University)
Year2019
Volume148
Issue1
Pages26-44
Publication date2019-12-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221309.2019.1703628
PMID31851874
OpenAlexW2996668478
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited54

Internet language is a creative product of the rapid development of computer-mediated communication. The present study was to investigate whether the use of Internet language enhances creative problem solving. In Study 1, sixty-two selected participants were equally divided into two groups according to their use experience of Chinese Internet language, and then both more and less experienced groups were asked to complete Chinese remote associates test and Chinese chengyu riddles. Results showed that the more experienced group performed significantly better in both the creative tasks. In Study 2, forty-six participants were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group was asked to learn Chinese Internet Language, while the control group was asked to learn scientific terminology. Two groups completed the aforementioned creative tasks in pretest and post-test. Results showed that the interaction between the group and test order was significant in Chinese chengyu riddle solving, in which the experimental group had a significantly higher average score in post-test than pretest. And there was no difference for the control group. These findings supported that Internet language use benefited creative problem solving, and it might be a convenient way in the practice of promoting creativity

Chinese language · Creativity · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Terminology · Test (biology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Psychology

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