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creativity
You are more creative when your physical environment feels expansive.
A 2007 study by Meyers-Levy and Zhu in the Journal of Consumer Research showed that ceiling height influences whether individuals engage in abstract, relational thinking or concrete, detail-oriented thinking.
The research dates to 2007 and observes a shift in cognitive processing style rather than an inherent increase in creative performance.
Your physical environment is dictating the breadth of your ideas.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Meyers-Levy and Zhu, 2012, Journal of Consumer Research
- What the check found
- The study is correctly identified as Meyers-Levy and Zhu (2007), not 2012. It describes a change in processing style, not a blanket improvement in creative performance.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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