The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity

by Edited by James C. Kaufman , Robert J. Sternberg

• ISBN13: 9780521730259
• ISBN10: 0521730252
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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 Figures	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Basic Concepts
Creativity Research: A Historical View	p. 3
Theories of Creativity	p. 20
Assessment of Creativity	p. 48
The Roles of Creativity in Society	p. 74
Diverse Perspectives on Creativity
Cognition and Creativity	p. 93
The Function of Personality in Creativity: The Nature and Nurture of the Creative Personality	p. 113
How Does a Visual Artist Create an Artwork?	p. 131
Organizational Creativity: A Systems Approach	p. 145
Creativity in Highly Eminent Individuals	p. 174
Everyday Creativity: Process and Way of Life - Four Key Issues	p. 189
The Neurobiological Foundation of Creative Cognition	p. 216
Developmental Approaches to Creativity	p. 233
Educational Creativity	p. 250
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Creativity	p. 265
Evolutionary Approaches to Creativity	p. 279
Functional Creativity: ôProductsö and the Generation of Effective Novelty	p. 301
Contemporary Debates
Is Creativity Domain Specific?	p. 321
The Creativity-Motivation Connection	p. 342
Individual and Group Creativity	p. 366
Creativity and Mental Illness	p. 381
The Relationship between Creativity and Intelligence	p. 395
Divergent Thinking, Creativity, and Ideation	p. 413
Creativity in the Classroom	p. 447
Conclusion
Constraints on Creativity: Obvious and Not So Obvious	p. 467
Index	p. 483
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