RESEARCH
Current Areas of Research
MEMORY
Within the topic of memory, the Creativity and Cognition Lab focuses mainly on the testing effect, which is the finding that being tested on previously studied material enhances long-term memory more than restudying the material. The lab is interested in direct and indirect testing effects, and the mechanisms underlying the testing effect.
CREATIVITY
Within the topic of creativity, the Creativity and Cognition Lab focuses mainly on Mednick's Theory of Creativity, which states that highly creative individuals can produce more word associations to a stimulus than less creative individuals. The lab is also interested in examining the association between creativity and intelligence levels.
COGNITION
The Creativity and Cognition Lab is also interested in other topics, such as attention, learning, and other human memory studies, particularly false memory. Join us to play a role in developing future research projects!