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The relationship between creativity and morality is not only a key theme in creative psychology and moral psychology but also a central issue regarding individual differences in creativity. Based on our well-described definitions of morality and creativity, the current work systemically assesses three main viewpoints on this issue, namely that there is a positive correlation between the two constructs, that there is no correlation between the two constructs, and that there is a negative correlation between the two constructs, through reviewing studies scattered across multiple disciplines. We then draw an evidence-based conclusion that a positive association exists between creativity and morality by critically examining and integrating relevant empirical studies. We also discuss the potential implications of these findings for integrative training and for the fostering of creativity and morality in conjunction with several future research directions.

Whether internal insight can be recognized by experiencing (somatic feeling) remains an unexplored problem. This study investigated the issue by examining potential somatic markers of the "aha" experience occurring at the moment of sudden insight. Participants were required to solve a set of compound remote associates (CRA) problems and were simultaneously monitored via electrodermal and cardiovascular recordings. The "aha"-related psychological components and somatic markers were determined by contrasting insightful solutions with non-insightful solutions. Results showed that the "aha" experience was an amalgam entailing positive affects and approached cognition accompanied by a greater mean skin conductance response (mSCR) amplitude and a marginally accelerated heart rate than the "no-aha" one. These results confirm and extend findings of the multidimensionality of the "aha" feeling and offer the first direct evidence of somatic markers, particularly an electrodermal signature of an "aha" feeling, which suggests a sudden insight could likely be experienced by individuals' external soma.