Abstract
Creativity of an individual can be affected by emotions, memories, and associations with past experiences. This study examines the effects of nostalgia on divergent thinking component of creativity induced by olfactory cues and memory recall, more specifically what is the impact of olfactory nostalgia on creativity. The study participants were randomly assigned to olfactory, olfactory & memory, memory, or control groups, and completed a creativity test. The study found that the combination of olfactory cues and nostalgia memory recollection triggering nostalgia boost divergent thinking and are correlated with positive emotions and inspiration. Our research findings on the impact of olfactory nostalgia contributes to the existing small body of experimental research on nostalgia effect on creativity and facilitates the understanding of the factors that can positively impact creativity and their psychological functions.
Highlights
Creativity could be considered as the formation of novel, original, and high-quality ideas that are useful and adaptive (Runco, 2014; Runco & Jaeger, 2012)
This study examines the effects of nostalgia on divergent thinking component of creativity induced by olfactory cues and memory recall, what is the impact of olfactory nostalgia on creativity
The study found that the combination of olfactory cues and nostalgia memory recollection triggering nostalgia boost divergent thinking and are correlated with positive emotions and inspiration
Summary
Creativity could be considered as the formation of novel, original, and high-quality ideas that are useful and adaptive (Runco, 2014; Runco & Jaeger, 2012). Creativity research has focused on the investigation of cognitive mechanisms that are involved in the creative thinking process and the factors that can affect creativity (e.g., Bae & Therriault, 2013; Arden, Chavez, Grazioplene, & Jung, 2010). Cognitive underpinnings of creativity usually examined are specific think-
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