The Cambridge handbook of creativity /
Creativity
edited by James C. Kaufman, Robert J. Sternberg.
- Cambridge, etc. : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- xvii, 489 p. : ill. b&w ; 26 cm.
- Cambridge handbooks in psychology .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic Concepts -- Creativity research: a historical view / Theories of creativity / Assessment of creativity / The roles of creativity in society / Diverse Perspectives on Creativity -- Cognition and creativity / The function of personality in creativity: the nature and nurture of the creative personality / How does a visual artist create an artwork? / Organizational creativity: a systems approach / Creativity in highly eminent individuals / Everyday creativity: process and way of life - four key issues / The neurobiological foundation of creative cognition / Developmental approaches to creativity / Educational creativity / Cross cultural perspectives on creativity / Evolutionary approaches to creativity / Functional creativity: "products" and the generation of effective novelty / Contemporary Debates -- Is creativity domain specific? / The creativity-motivation connection / Individual and group creativity / Creativity and mental illness / The relationship between creativity and intelligence / Divergent thinking, creativity, and ideation / Creativity in the classroom / Conclusion -- Constraints on creativity: obvious and not so obvious / Mark A. Runco and Robert S. Albert -- Aaron Kozbelt, Ronald A. Beghetto, and Mark A. Runco -- Jonathan A. Plucker and Matthew C. Makel -- Seana Moran -- Thomas B. Ward and Yuliya Kolomyts -- Gregory J. Feist -- Paul J. Locher -- Gerard J. Puccio and John F. Cabra -- Dean Keith Simonton -- Ruth Richards -- Allison B. Kaufman, Sergey A. Kornilov, Adam S. Bristol, Mei Tan, and Elena L. Grigorenko -- Sandra W. Russ and Julie A. Fiorelli -- Jeffrey K. Smith and Lisa F. Smith -- Todd Lubart -- Liane Gabora and Scott Barry Kaufman -- David Cropley and Arthur Cropley -- John Baer -- Beth A. Hennessey -- R. Keith Sawyer -- Paul J. Silvia and James C. Kaufman -- Kyung Hee Kim, Bonnie Cramond, and Joyce VanTassel-Baska -- Mark A. Runco -- Ronald A. Beghetto -- Robert J. Sternberg and James C. Kaufman -- Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. 2. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Pt. 3. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Ch. 23. Pt. 4. Ch. 24.
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.