Depravity and the Protestant Work Ethic: Creativity in Western Religions
Zeppenfeld, Veronika A.
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Description
Title
Depravity and the Protestant Work Ethic: Creativity in Western Religions
Author(s)
Zeppenfeld, Veronika A.
Issue Date
2010-08-20T17:59:13Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Cohen, Dov
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Protestant Work Ethic
Creativity
Religion
transgression
temptation
Abstract
An experiment was run to test the effects of feelings of guilt and transgression on creativity and hard work. Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish male participants were given two different tasks designed to elicit a sense of temptation and transgression in specific conditions. Subsequently participants completed several tasks measuring creativity and concentrated hard work. Results showed that Protestants primed with dirty words in a lexical decision task produced more creative poems and clay sculptures than Protestants primed with clean words. Catholics and Jews produced more creative poems and sculptures when primed with clean words. These results are discussed in light of the Protestant Work Ethic.
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