Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Date of Award
January 2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Boris B. Baltes
Second Advisor
Jason L. Huang
Abstract
The present study assessed how individuals respond to stimuli in their immediate work environment. Specifically, I conducted a laboratory experiment with a student sample to test the influence of natural stimuli in the workspace on individuals’ creative performance. Additionally, I tested a series of potential mediating variables that could have driven the effect: state positive affect, state openness to experience, and self-regulation of effort. While the results indicated that the hypotheses were broadly unsupported, supplemental analyses revealed that the intervention significantly predicted effort regulation in a high-performing subgroup. Study limitations and recommendations for future directions are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Bramble, Reed James, "The Influence Of The Physical Workspace On Creative Performance: Alternative Mediation Models" (2017). Wayne State University Theses. 517.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/517
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