Orderly and Disorderly Environments Have Different Effects on Behavior (IMAGE)
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In Experiment 2 of their study, Vohs and colleagues asked participants to sit in orderly (left) and disorderly (right) rooms. Participants who sat in the disorderly room generated more creative ideas when asked to come up with new uses for ping-pong balls.
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Vohs, K.D. et al. (2013). Physical Order Produces Healthy Choices, Generosity, and Conventionality, Whereas Disorder Produces Creativity. <i>Psychological Science</i>. doi: 10.1177/0956797613480186
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