The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity

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Pub. Date: 2010-08-30
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity is a comprehensive scholarly handbook on creativity from the most respected psychologists, researchers, and educators.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figuresp. ix
Contributorsp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
Basic Concepts
Creativity Research: A Historical Viewp. 3
Theories of Creativityp. 20
Assessment of Creativityp. 48
The Roles of Creativity in Societyp. 74
Diverse Perspectives on Creativity
Cognition and Creativityp. 93
The Function of Personality in Creativity: The Nature and Nurture of the Creative Personalityp. 113
How Does a Visual Artist Create an Artwork?p. 131
Organizational Creativity: A Systems Approachp. 145
Creativity in Highly Eminent Individualsp. 174
Everyday Creativity: Process and Way of Life - Four Key Issuesp. 189
The Neurobiological Foundation of Creative Cognitionp. 216
Developmental Approaches to Creativityp. 233
Educational Creativityp. 250
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Creativityp. 265
Evolutionary Approaches to Creativityp. 279
Functional Creativity: ôProductsö and the Generation of Effective Noveltyp. 301
Contemporary Debates
Is Creativity Domain Specific?p. 321
The Creativity-Motivation Connectionp. 342
Individual and Group Creativityp. 366
Creativity and Mental Illnessp. 381
The Relationship between Creativity and Intelligencep. 395
Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Ideationp. 413
Creativity in the Classroomp. 447
Conclusion
Constraints on Creativity: Obvious and Not So Obviousp. 467
Indexp. 483
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