Research Explores Link Between Morality and Creativity in Driving Innovation.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced that Dr. Chang Liu, professor
of psychology at Nanjing Normal University, has won the first annual
Wiley-IPCAS prize for excellence in Chinese psychological science. The
prize, valued at $5000, is awarded by Wiley in partnership with the Institute
of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences(IPCAS), China’s national
psychology research institute.
“For years I have sought to understand the psychological and biological
mechanisms behind human creativity,” said Dr. Liu. “The destiny of a
nation depends on using creativity as a driver of innovation. My team is
exploring the relationship between creativity and morality and we
suggest people with higher moral standards are also more creative.”
As part of this research the team began to explore that sudden
innovative moment when a discovery is made, the “A-ha!” moment. To
explore this moment, the study, published in Acta
Psychologica Sinica, used ancient Chinese riddles and analysed
brain patterns during the “A-ha!” moment as the riddles were solved.
“We explored the biological mechanics behind a sudden moment of
realisation and for the first time we are discounting the influence of
memory. Instead we found that insight is dominated by the right
hemisphere, which can be represented by neural activity,” said Dr. Liu.
Dr. Liu will receive his award at the 15th National Academic Congress of
Psychology, which runs from 30 November to 2 December at the University
of Guangzhou. The prize is awarded to the best article written by
Chinese or China-based researchers publishing in PsyCh
Journal or Acta Psychologica Sinica each year. PsyCh
Journal is China’s first international psychology journal and is
published by Wiley in partnership with IPCAS.
“At IPCAS it is our mission to strive to understand the essence of the
human mind by exploring the biological base and the environmental
influence of mind and behaviour, and we are proud to recognise Dr. Liu’s
award-winning paper as a prime example of this focus,” said Xiaolan Fu,
Director of IPCAS. “This is a very exciting time for psychology in China
and this new annual award is an opportunity to showcase the very best of
Chinese psychological research.”
“This award-winning study is an example of the ground-breaking
psychological research taking place across China,” said Philip
Carpenter, Vice President & Managing Director, Social Sciences and
Humanities, Wiley. “We are proud to help celebrate this research and our
partnership with IPCAS underlines our commitment to bringing Chinese
research to an international readership.”
The award winning paper is published in Acta
Psychologica Sinica. Media wishing to receive a copy should
contactsciencenewsroom@wiley.com (Please note the paper is in Mandarin.)
About the Author
Dr. Chang Liu is a professor of psychology at the School of Psychology,
Nanjing Normal University. Dr. Liu has won many accolades for his
research and was awarded Special Government Allowances of the State
Council since 2011. He is the vice president of Physiological Psychology
Division of the Chinese Psychological Society, and has served as a
member of the editorial board of Chinese Psychological Science and Advances
in Psychological Science.
About the Paper
Shen, W.B., Liu, C., Zhang, X.J., Chen, Y.L. “The Time Course and
Hemispheric Effect of ‘Insight’ in Three-character Chinese Riddles Task:
An ERP Study”, Acta Psychologica Sinica, 43(3), 229–240
URL: http://pub.chinasciencejournal.com/article/downArticle.action?articleid=26167&issn=0439-755X
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