Event Title
Examining the Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Creativity in Young Adults
Abstract
Previous research suggests there is a relationship between physical activity and cognitive function across various populations. One domain of cognitive function that requires further exploration in relation to physical activity is creativity. This study aims to be a ground-breaking pilot study to investigate the effect of a 30-minute bout of an aerobic moderate intensity cycle ergometer test on one’s creative output. 60 students at Western University are expected to be recruited to participate in this between-subjects intervention, which includes one laboratory visit per participant. Individuals will be randomly assigned to one of three groups (i) exercise pre-creativity test, (ii) exercise during creativity test, (iii) no exercise pre-creativity test. The Alternate Uses Test (AUT) will be administered as the sole creativity test to assess divergent creative thinking. Creativity task performance will be scored across four dependent parameters which include fluency (i.e., total number of ideas), flexibility (i.e., total number of categories), originality (i.e., responses thought of by
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Examining the Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Creativity in Young Adults
Previous research suggests there is a relationship between physical activity and cognitive function across various populations. One domain of cognitive function that requires further exploration in relation to physical activity is creativity. This study aims to be a ground-breaking pilot study to investigate the effect of a 30-minute bout of an aerobic moderate intensity cycle ergometer test on one’s creative output. 60 students at Western University are expected to be recruited to participate in this between-subjects intervention, which includes one laboratory visit per participant. Individuals will be randomly assigned to one of three groups (i) exercise pre-creativity test, (ii) exercise during creativity test, (iii) no exercise pre-creativity test. The Alternate Uses Test (AUT) will be administered as the sole creativity test to assess divergent creative thinking. Creativity task performance will be scored across four dependent parameters which include fluency (i.e., total number of ideas), flexibility (i.e., total number of categories), originality (i.e., responses thought of by