They included the ability to 'think outside the box', also known as divergent thinking, or the ability to 'connect the dots', known as convergent thinking.

这篇文章所描述的创造力包括“跳出框框思考，也称作发散性思维，以及“将多个点连在一起的能力，也叫作聚合思维。

After reading the passage, the participants rated how central 16 different personality traits are to creativity.

读完文章后，参与者对16种不同的人格特质按照他们和创造力的关联大小进行排序。

As expected, participants associated creativity more with stereotypically masculine traits, including decisiveness, competitiveness, risk-taking, ambition, and daring, than with stereotypically feminine traits like cooperation and understanding.

果不其然，相比传统观念中的女性特质(如合作和理解)，参与者挑选出的大多都和典型的男性特质相符，包括坚定果断、争强好胜、勇于冒险、雄心勃勃以及大胆勇敢。

In a second online study, Proudfoot randomly assigned 169 participants to read about either an architect or a fashion designer; some were told the professional was male and others were told that the professional was female.

在第二个在线实验中，普劳德富特随机指派169名参与者阅读关于一个建筑师或一个设计师的资料，一部分人被告知这名专业人士为男性，另一部分人被告知这名专业人士为女性。

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