Full Description
Explaining Creativity is an accessible introduction to the latest scientific research on creativity. The book summarizes and integrates a broad range of research in psychology and related scientific fields. In the last 50 years, psychologists, anthropologists, and sociologists have devoted increased attention to creativity; we now know more about creativity than at any point in history. Explaining Creativity examines research on thinking processes, personality, culture, mental health, groupwork, technology, self-beliefs, and more. It also reviews creativity across fields such as the arts, science, theater, music, and writing.
This new edition maintains the broad and practical, yet still detailed approach of the previous editions, but it features updated coverage on the full landscape of creative cognition, creative practice, and social and cultural contexts for creativity. With three new chapters on Creativity and Technology, Creativity and Wellbeing, and Creativity and Self, this third edition provides a comprehensive understanding of creativity for anyone interested in the topic.
Contents
Part 1. Conceptions
1. Introduction
2. Conceptions of Creativity
Part 2: Individualist Approaches
3. Defining Creativity Through Assessment
4. The Creative Personality
5. The Creative Process, Part 1
6. The Creative Process, Part 2
7. The Creative Process, Part 3
8. Biology and Creativity
9. Creative Self Beliefs
10. Creativity and Well-being
Part 3: Sociocultural Approaches
11. The Sociology of Creativity
12. Group Creativity
13. Organizational Creativity
14. Culture and Creativity
15. Creativity and Technology
Part 4: Creativity in the Domains
16. Visual Arts
17. Writing
18. Music
19. Theater
20. Science
21. Conclusion: The Future of Creativity
Appendices
The Domain of Creativity Research
Appendix A: Third Edition Literature Review Methodology
Appendix B: A Timeline of Creativity Research
Appendix C: Creativity Research Overviews
Appendix D: Journal Special Issues
Appendix E: Journals that Publish Creativity Research
Appendix F: Influential Books in Creativity Research
The Field of Creativity Research
Appendix G: Colleges and Universities with a Degree or Certificate in Creativity
Appendix H: Influential Creativity Researchers, 1800-1990
References
Index
