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Creative thought : an investigation of conceptual structures and processes / edited by Thomas B. Ward, Steven M. Smith, Jyotsna Vaid.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- APA science volumes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creative thinking--Congresses.
- Creative thinking.
- Creative ability--Congresses.
- Creative ability.
- Creativity.
- Medical Subjects:
- Creativity.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1997]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- Where do people get new ideas? How are they inspired to make new discoveries? How is old knowledge mapped onto novel situations, and how are old, mistaken ways of thinking replaced by innovative perspectives? /// "Creative Thought" examines these questions in light of new research on the nature of creativity, with an emphasis on its generative aspects--that is, on how old concepts are used to generate new ideas. This is a unique focus, since most works on creativity have emphasized its receptive aspects.
- As in most other areas of cognitive psychology, research on concepts and categories has provided a wealth of information about the more receptive aspects of cognition (e.g., how people classify category instances) but has been less systematic in assessing the more generative aspects (e.g., how people use their concepts to develop something new). Here, the contributors to this volume focus on the latter with the hope of stimulating additional work on the important topic. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1997. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1997 dcunns.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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