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Creativity
Research, Development, and Practice
A thought-provoking summary of current research on creativity, including its development and practice
Mark A. Runco (Author)
9780081026175, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 10 March 2023
612 pages
23.5 x 19 x 3.4 cm, 1.43 kg
Creativity: Research, Development, and Practice, Third Edition, summarizes the research on the development, expression, and enhancement of creativity. It draws from the full range of disciplines studying creativity, including psychology, business, education, economics, philosophy, neuroscience, and more. This volume includes exploration of research on the nature/nurture debate, what influences creativity, how creativity is related to personality, how social context may affect creativity, mental health, and its relation to creativity, gender differences, and how creativity is related to and differs from, invention, innovation, imagination, and adaptability. The third edition has been thoroughly updated, with a new chapter on psychometrics and substantial updates on the biology and neuroscience of creativity, politics, and creative cognition. It includes quotations, graphics, boxed controversial issues, and biographical examples from unambiguously creative individuals.
1. Cognition and Creativity 2. Personality and Motivation 3. The Psychometrics of Creativity 4. Biological Perspectives on Creativity 5. Health and Clinical Perspectives 6. Social, Attributional, and Organizational Perspectives 7. Culture and Creativity 8. History and Historiometry 9. Creativity and Politics 10. Developmental Trends and Influences on Creativity 11. Educational Perspectives 12. Enhancement and the Fulfillment of Potential 13. Creativity and Philosophy 14. Conclusion: What Creativity is and What it is Not
Subject Areas: Geopolitics [JPSL], The self, ego, identity, personality [JMS], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Psychology [JM]
