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Creativity and Task Perception

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  • Daniela Grieco
  • Patrick Llerena
  • Anne-Gaëlle Maltese

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This paper explores how individuals perceive open versus closed tasks in creative contexts and how this perception influences their choice between these tasks. We find that perceptions of task openness align with existing assumptions in the creativity literature regarding goal clarity and the freedom to explore. Additionally, we show that the likelihood of choosing an open task increases with the perceived freedom to explore, while it decreases with goal clarity, particularly when incentives are present. The effects of self-selection on creative performance are then investigated.

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  • Daniela Grieco & Patrick Llerena & Anne-Gaëlle Maltese, 2025. "Creativity and Task Perception," Working Papers of BETA 2025-16, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
    • Handle: RePEc:ulp:sbbeta:2025-16
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    Keywords

    creativity; openness; perception; constraints; self-selection.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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