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Overview

Paul B. Paulus is affiliated with The University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a substantial emphasis on creativity, team dynamics, and performance.

Their recent scholarly contributions include publications across various journals, reflecting a breadth of inquiry within experimental, social, and cognitive psychology. A selection of recent papers authored or coauthored by Paulus includes:

  • The Effect of the Sequence of Creative Processes on the Quality of the Ideas: The Benefit of a Simultaneous Focus on Originality and Feasibility (2021), The Journal of Creative Behavior
  • The impact of top performers in creative groups (2020), Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts
  • The crowd dynamics and collective stupidity of the January 6 riot: Theoretical analyses and prescriptions for a collectively wiser future (2022), Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice
  • Toward the Development of a Computer-Assisted, Real-Time Assessment of Ideational Dynamics in Collaborative Creative Groups (2023), Creativity Research Journal
  • Effects of positive affect and humor on divergent thinking (2022), Journal of Creativity

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jared B. Kenworthy
  • Lauren E. Coursey
  • Jonali Baruah
  • Simona Doboli
  • Ali A. Minai

Their work has appeared in several publication venues related to creativity and psychology, such as:

  • The Journal of Creative Behavior
  • Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts
  • Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice
  • Creativity Research Journal
  • Journal of Creativity

Paul B. Paulus's research areas include:

  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Design Education and Practice
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Cognitive Science and Mapping
  • Mind wandering and attention

Their academic work spans subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, mechanical engineering, communication, and artificial intelligence.

Among their contributions to academic literature is the book Creativity and Innovation published by Springer Nature in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Idea Generation in Groups: A Basis for Creativity in Organizations

    Paul B. Paulus;Huei Chuan Yang

  • Group creativity: Innovation through collaboration

    Paul B. Paulus;Bernard Arjan Nijstad

  • Groups, Teams, and Creativity: The Creative Potential of Idea‐generating Groups

    Paul B. Paulus

  • Psychology of Group Influence

    Paul B. Paulus

  • Social influence processes in group brainstorming.

    Paul B. Paulus;Mary T. Dzindolet

  • The Role of Social Anxiousness in Group Brainstorming

    L. Mabel Camacho;Paul B. Paulus

  • Cognitive stimulation in brainstorming.

    Karen Leggett Dugosh;Paul B. Paulus;Evelyn J. Roland;Huei Chuan Yang

  • Toward More Creative and Innovative Group Idea Generation: A Cognitive‐Social‐Motivational Perspective of Brainstorming

    Paul B. Paulus;Vincent R. Brown

  • Cognitive and social comparison processes in brainstorming

    Karen Leggett Dugosh;Paul B. Paulus

  • Modeling cognitive interactions during group brainstorming

    Vincent Brown;Michael Tumeo;Timothy S. Larey;Paul B. Paulus

  • Making Group Brainstorming More Effective: Recommendations From an Associative Memory Perspective

    Vincent R. Brown;Paul B. Paulus

  • Group Preference and Convergent Tendencies in Small Groups: A Content Analysis of Group Brainstorming Performance

    Timothy S. Larey;Paul B. Paulus

  • Performance and Perceptions of Brainstormers in an Organizational Setting

    Paul B. Paulus;Timothy S. Larey;Anita H. Ortega

  • Prison crowding research: The relevance for prison housing standards and a general approach regarding crowding phenomena.

    Verne C. Cox;Paul B. Paulus;Garvin McCain

  • Basic group processes

    Paul B. Paulus

  • Building on the ideas of others: An examination of the idea combination process

    Nicholas W. Kohn;Paul B. Paulus;YunHee Choi

  • Brainstorming, Brainstorming Rules and Decision Making

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  • Collaborative creativity-group creativity and team innovation

    Paul B. Paulus;Mary Dzindolet;Nicholas W. Kohn

  • Enhancing ideational creativity in groups: Lessons from research on brainstorming.

    Paul B. Paulus;Vincent R. Brown

  • Creativity in Groups and Teams

    Paul B. Paulus;Timothy S. Larey;Mary T. Dzindolet

  • Group creativity: An introduction

    Paul B. Paulus;Bernard A. Nijstad

  • Psychology of Group Influence : Second Edition

    Paul B. Paulus

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen I. van der Zee
Karen I. van der Zee Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bernard A. Nijstad
Bernard A. Nijstad University of Groningen
Robert A. Baron
Robert A. Baron Oklahoma State University
Karen A. Jehn
Karen A. Jehn University of Melbourne
James Campbell Quick
James Campbell Quick The University of Texas at Arlington
Roni Reiter-Palmon
Roni Reiter-Palmon University of Nebraska at Omaha

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