Creativity intro

Creativity

The ability to generate new and useful ideas or solutions.

Divergent thought

Thinking needed for open-ended tasks, characterized by generating multiple solutions.

Convergent thought

Thinking required for tasks with a single correct solution.

Originality

A criterion of creativity defined as newness or novelty.

Appropriateness

A criterion of creativity defined as usefulness or relevance to the task.

Explorers of creativity

Individuals who can generate ideas but lack effort.

Developers of creativity

Individuals who may lack ideas but demonstrate good effort.

Exploratory creativity

Considering and exploring different ways to approach a problem.

Transformational creativity

Thinking about a solution in an unconventional or "outside-the-box" manner.

Process vs

The value of the creative process lies in personal expression, while the product serves as a means of tracking transformation.

Historical creativity (Big C)

Creative processes that result in products new to humanity and impactful on civilization.

Personal creativity (Little C)

Creative processes resulting in products new to the creator but not significant to humanity.

Everyday creativity

Innovative approaches to common tasks in daily life.

Degrees of Creativity

Big C (historical), Little C (personal), Mini C (everyday).

Induction

A reasoning process that extrapolates beyond facts to find unity.

Four P’s of Creativity

Person, Process, Product, Place.

Discovery

Finding something already present and sharing it.

Invention

Creating something that did not exist before.

Creativity vs

Creativity and intelligence correlate up to an IQ of 140, after which they diverge.

Individual learning

Obtaining pre-existing information from the environment.

Freud's theory of creativity

Resulting from the tension between reality and unconscious wishes.

Wallas' four stages of creativity

Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, Verification.

Heuristic search

Defining relevant variables and breaking a problem into subproblems.

Restructuring

Switching representations of a task to generate new concepts.

Modified Wallas' model

Includes problem finding, posing, construction, and definition.

Domain specific vs

Theories emphasizing the generalizability of creative thinking across different domains.

Creativity correlates

Self-confidence, independence of judgment, risk-taking, and flexibility.

Torrance test of Creative Thinking

A test measuring various components of creativity.

Environmental impact on creativity

Supportive environments foster creativity.

Neural basis for creativity

Lower levels of noradrenaline and dopamine facilitate creative thought.