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2009

Psychology

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Is Creativity Domain-Specific? Latent Class Models Of Creative Accomplishments And Creative Self-Descriptions, Paul J. Silvia, James C. Kaufman, Jean E. Pretz Dec 2008

Is Creativity Domain-Specific? Latent Class Models Of Creative Accomplishments And Creative Self-Descriptions, Paul J. Silvia, James C. Kaufman, Jean E. Pretz

Jean E Pretz

Note: This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. http://www.apa.org/journals/aca/ Is creativity domain-specific? The authors describe the value of latent class analysis for appraising domain generality, and the authors report two studies that explore the latent class structure of creative accomplishments (using Carson, Peterson, and Higgins’s Creative Achievement Questionnaire; n #1; 749) and creative self-descriptions (using Kaufman and Baer’s Creativity Domain Questionnaire; n #1; 3,534). For creative achievements, clear latent classes were found: the majority of people belonged to an “uncreative” class, and smaller classes were found …

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Eminence And Creativity In Selected Visual Artists, Jane Piirto Dec 2008

Eminence And Creativity In Selected Visual Artists, Jane Piirto

Jane Piirto

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On The Psychology Of Creativity, Joachim Funke Dec 2008

On The Psychology Of Creativity, Joachim Funke

Joachim Funke

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Introduction: On The Spatiality Of Creativity, Peter Meusburger, Joachim Funke, Edgar Wunder Dec 2008

Introduction: On The Spatiality Of Creativity, Peter Meusburger, Joachim Funke, Edgar Wunder

Joachim Funke

The concept of creativity used to be seen entirely as an entity depending on the faculties of individuals. Research on creativity in psychology, philosophy, and art criticism focused on the attributes of geniuses, gifted persons, creative artists and scientists, and creative performance and problem-solving. Eventually, researchers acknowledged that the creative scientist or artist does not work in a social, cultural, and economic vacuum. l t was accepted that creative individuals are inspired or impeded by societal and organizational structures and that they depend on evaluators, audiences, and research infrastructure. lt was recognized that such people may meet with incomprehension, competition, …

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