People tend to think of creativity as a trait, a single attribute with which we are born that is fixed in quantity. Many people think of creativity as something that only very gifted people possess. This book challenges all of these notions. Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252. . 2012. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

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Title: The Creativity Conundrum: A Propulsion Model of Kinds of Creative Contributions
Publisher: Psychology Press
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415647096
ISBN 13: 9780415647090
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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This book challenges traditional notions of creativity as a trait, and brings forward ideas of multiple types of creativity, along with the possibility of development of creativity.

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Robert J. Sternberg is IBM Professor of Psychology and Education and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University. His doctorate in psychology is from Stanford and he has four honorary doctorates. He is the author of more than 850 articles and books on human abilities., James C. Kaufman is an Associate Research Scientist at the Center for New Constructs at Educational Testing Service. He received his doctorate in psychology from Yale University. He is the author of three other books, published or in press, and is the Associate Editor of Research in the Schools., Jean E. Pretz is a doctoral candidate in the psychology department at Yale University. She received a B.A. in psychology and music from Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, and an M.S. from Yale University. In 2001, she received the American Psychological Society Student Caucus Student Research Competition Award. Her interests include creativity, intuition, expertise, and transfer in problem solving.

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