TY - CHAP
T1 - Mind Wandering
AU - Wu, Mengxia
AU - Hao, Ning
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Researchers have examined mind wandering as a universal phenomenon in daily life since the 21st century. Mind wandering is characterized by reduced focus on the current task, which means it may have a negative effect on activity performance. However, as an essential part of the “stream of consciousness,” mind wandering also has some adaptive functions. This chapter reviews the main theories and historical research of mind wandering, discusses its costs and benefits, and provides evidence of the relationship between mind wandering and creativity. Possible explanations for this relationship are explored.
AB - Researchers have examined mind wandering as a universal phenomenon in daily life since the 21st century. Mind wandering is characterized by reduced focus on the current task, which means it may have a negative effect on activity performance. However, as an essential part of the “stream of consciousness,” mind wandering also has some adaptive functions. This chapter reviews the main theories and historical research of mind wandering, discusses its costs and benefits, and provides evidence of the relationship between mind wandering and creativity. Possible explanations for this relationship are explored.
KW - Creativity
KW - Deliberate mind wandering
KW - Episodic future thinking
KW - Executive control
KW - Spontaneous mind wandering
KW - Spreading-activation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85127915290
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23841-8
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23841-8
M3 - 章节
AN - SCOPUS:85127915290
SN - 9780128156148
SP - 164
EP - 167
BT - Manual of Evidence-Based Admitting Orders and Therapeutics
PB - Elsevier
ER -