Zhijin Zhou

ORCID: 0000-0003-1605-2182
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Research Areas
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Humor Studies and Applications
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
  • Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Color perception and design
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
  • Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Categorization, perception, and language
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Design Education and Practice
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • linguistics and terminology studies
  • Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Sharing Economy and Platforms

Central China Normal University
2014-2025

University of Washington
2018-2024

Naval University of Engineering
2022

Ministry of Education
2013-2022

Southern University of Science and Technology
2017

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
2013

The key components of insight include breaking mental sets and forming the novel, task-related associations. majority researchers have agreed that anterior cingulate cortex may mediate processes one's set, while exact neural correlates novel associations are still debatable. In present study, we used a paradigm answer selection to explore brain activations by using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging during solving Chinese 'chengyu' (in pinyin) riddles. Based on participant's...

10.1371/journal.pone.0059351 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2013-03-15

The Doctrine of the Mean (zhongyong) introduced by Confucianism is not only an aspect faith, but also a way thinking for Chinese individuals. Zhongyong includes two forms: eclectic (ET; i.e., "neither-A-nor-B") and integrated (IT; "both-A-and-B"). Given inclination Asian individuals toward situational cognition, this study used questions about situations familiar to undergraduates activate either ET or IT. This was done investigate effects divergent forms zhongyong on performance levels...

10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00207 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2019-02-07

Abstract Zhongyong thinking is a common approach adopted by Chinese people to solve problems encountered in life and work. Based on the four modes of zhongyong proposed Pang (Social Sciences China, 1, 1980, 75), this study chooses “neither A nor B” form, which represents “mean” (中) characteristics thinking, called eclectic “both reflects “harmony” (和) feature, integrated thinking. This primed respectively, through self‐compiled problem situations, 150 college students postgraduates were...

10.1002/jocb.441 article EN The Journal of Creative Behavior 2020-03-19

Words are the basic units of language and vital for comprehending system. Lexical processing research has always focused on either conceptual or affective word meaning. Previous studies have indirectly compared meanings words. This study used emotion-laden words, a special type dual-meaning word, to directly compare time course meanings. Free association was applied in Experiment 1 investigate The results showed that conceptual-meaning superior affective-meaning processing. In 2,...

10.3390/bs15010069 article EN cc-by Behavioral Sciences 2025-01-15

Crowdfunded Supply Chain Finance (SCF) represents a novel market design that transforms financial flows within the SCF paradigm. It enables crowd investors to serve as financers, lending vital working capital suppliers facing liquidity problems. A distinctive feature of this is mandatory involvement loan guarantors, which facilitates repeated interactions between and fundraisers, potentially fostering investor learning. To understand how such learning dynamics shape decision-making, we...

10.1177/10591478251317137 article EN Production and Operations Management 2025-01-22

Painting, music, literature, and other art forms embody the essence of human wisdom induce esthetic experience, among which poetry is inherently creative, because it contains a wealth symbols, imageries, insights, so forth. The appreciation learning Chinese an important part curriculum in secondary schools. However, studies have mainly focused on textual characters poetry, with little literature focusing in-depth poetry. In this vein, we ask whether emotional designs will promote To answer...

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621969 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2021-08-05

Group creation is the process by which group members collaborate to produce novel and useful ideas or products, including generation evaluation. However, interpersonal neural mechanism of during natural communication remains unclear. In this study, two groups same-sex dyads with similar individual creativity collaborated complete Product Improvement Task (creative condition) Item Purchase Plan (control condition), respectively. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used record...

10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119448 article EN cc-by-nc-nd NeuroImage 2022-07-14

Abstract The present study explores the effect of perceived teacher support on three forms thinking related to creativity. Tests convergent (by means Remote Associates Test), insight (explored through a brain‐teaser test), and divergent verbal creativity test) were given 512 middle school students in China, along with assessments their creative self‐efficacy. results this indicate that positively predicts thinking, self‐efficacy playing partial mediating role between thinking. However, no...

10.1002/jocb.430 article EN The Journal of Creative Behavior 2019-11-20

(1) Background: Humor stands out as the most dynamic and innovative aspect of human intelligence. Drawing on cognitive parallels between humor creativity, this study explored EEG alpha frequency band activity patterns during generation by comparing process generating humorous creative ideas. (2) Methods: Thirty-six participants were randomly assigned to either group or group, dependent variable was neural oscillation in both low-frequency high-frequency early, middle, late stages generation....

10.3390/bs14040290 article EN cc-by Behavioral Sciences 2024-03-31

Abstract Video‐based learning (VBL) is popular, yet students tend to learn video material passively. Instilling teaching expectancy a strategy promote active processing by learners, but it unclear how effective will be in improving VBL. This study examined the role of on VBL comparing outcomes and metacognitive monitoring 94 learners with different expectancies (teaching, test or no expectancy). Results showed that group had better significant difference three groups. We further explored...

10.1111/bjet.13496 article EN British Journal of Educational Technology 2024-06-10

Governments have adopted strict home quarantine measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. A monotonous, barren, and under-stimulating environment can cause state boredom, people often deal with boredom via novelty-seeking behavior. Novelty-seeking behavior be divided into "novelty input" output." The former refers to obtaining novel information such as browsing Web; latter engaging in creative literary creation. This study explores relationship between two types of individual quarantine, along...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.601548 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2020-12-14

Multiple myeloma is an incurable cancer of bone marrow plasma cells with a median overall survival 5 years. With newly approved drugs to treat this disease over the last decade, physicians are afforded more opportunities tailor treatment individual patients and thereby improve outcomes quality life. However, since optimal sequence therapy unknown, selecting that will result in most effective outcome for each patient challenging. This paper addresses challenge, considering problem designing...

10.2139/ssrn.3405082 article EN SSRN Electronic Journal 2019-01-01

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Internet language (INL) has influenced daily life extensively. However, process by which INL influences people’s psychology and behavior is unclear. This study explored effects of on mental health (anxiety depression). A pilot was conducted to develop a qualified scale for related (CINL) in college students using an online questionnaire. The CINL found have two dimensions: frequency comprehension, as well good reliability validity. formal mediating effect...

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.600268 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2021-06-14
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