The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity

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Author:

Kaufman, James C.

ISBN:

9780521513661

9780521730259

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Physical Description:

xvii, 489 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Cambridge handbooks in psychology

Contents:

Creativity research: a historical view / Mark A. Runco and Robert S. Albert -- Theories of creativity / Aaron Kozbelt, Ronald A. Beghetto, and Mark A. Runco -- Assessment of creativity Jonathan A. Plucker and Matthew C. Makel -- The roles of creativity in society Seana Moran -- Cognition and creativity Thomas B. Ward and Yuliya Kolomyts -- The function of personality in creativity: the nature and nurture of the creative personality Gregory J. Feist -- How does a visual artist create an artwork? / Paul J. Locher -- Organizational creativity: a systems approach Gerard J. Puccio and John F. Cabra -- Creativity in highly eminent individuals Dean Keith Simonton -- Everyday creativity: process and way of life -- four key issues / Ruth Richards -- The neurobiological foundation of creative cognition / Allison B. Kaufman, Sergey A. Kornilov, Adam S. Bristol, Mei Tan, and Elena L. Grigorenko -- Developmental approaches to creativity / Sandra W. Russ and Julie A. Fiorelli -- Educational creativity / Jeffrey K. Smith and Lisa F. Smith -- Cross cultural perspectives on creativity / Todd Lubart -- Evolutionary approaches to creativity / Liane Gabora and Scott Barry Kaufman -- Functional creativity: "products" and the generation of effective novelty / David Cropley and Arthur Cropley -- Is creativity domain specific? / John Baer -- The creativity-motivation connection / Beth A. Hennessey -- Individual and group creativity / R. Keith Sawyer -- Creativity and mental illness / Paul J. Silvia and James C. Kaufman -- The relationship between creativity and intelligence / Kyung Hee Kim, Bonnie Cramond, and Joyce VanTassel-Baska -- Divergent thinking, creativity, and ideation / Mark A. Runco -- Creativity in the classroom / Ronald A. Beghetto -- Constraints on creativity: obvious and not so obvious / Robert J. Sternberg and James C. Kaufman.

Abstract:

"The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity is a comprehensive scholarly handbook on creativity from the most respected psychologists, researchers, and educators. This handbook serves both as a thorough introduction to the field of creativity and as an invaluable reference and current source of important information. It covers such diverse topics as the brain, education, business, and world cultures. The first section, "Basic Concepts," is designed to introduce readers to both the history of and key concepts in the field of creativity. The next section, "Diverse Perspectives of Creativity," contains chapters on the many ways of approaching creativity. Several of these approaches, such as the functional, evolutionary, and neuroscientific approaches, have been invented or greatly reconceptualized in the last decade. The third section, "Contemporary Debates," highlights ongoing topics that still inspire discussion. Finally, the editors summarize and discuss important concepts from the book and look to what lies ahead"--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Creative ability.

Added Author:

Kaufman, James C.

Sternberg, Robert J.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2010000993-t.html
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2010000993-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2010000993-d.html

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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity is a comprehensive scholarly handbook on creativity from the most respected psychologists, researchers and educators. This handbook serves both as a thorough introduction to the field of creativity and as an invaluable reference and current source of important information. It covers such diverse topics as the brain, education, business, and world cultures. The first section, 'Basic Concepts', is designed to introduce readers to both the history of and key concepts in the field of creativity. The next section, 'Diverse Perspectives of Creativity', contains chapters on the many ways of approaching creativity. Several of these approaches, such as the functional, evolutionary, and neuroscientific approaches, have been invented or greatly reconceptualized in the last decade. The third section, 'Contemporary Debates', highlights ongoing topics that still inspire discussion. Finally, the editors summarize and discuss important concepts from the book and look to what lies ahead.