Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Right. These results could equally well be interpreted as caffeine have the same effect on both convergent and divergent thinking, but divergent thinking (renamed "creativity" in the title) is harder to measure because it has more variance. If anything, it provides mild evidence in favor of the hypothesis that caffeine improves divergent thinking and calls for further study with a larger control group.



Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: