内容简介
Whatiscreativity?Howdoesitwork?Howdoesitflourishinindividualsandorganizations?Nowinitssecondedition,thisbestsellingintroductorytext--writtenbyoneoftheworld'sleadingexpertsonthepsychologyofcreativity--iscompletelyupdatedandexpandedtoreflectthetremendousgrowthinthisfield.Inaredesigned,reader-friendlyformat,thetextsurveysthelatesttheoriesandresearchtoprovidekeyinformationaboutwhatweknow(anddon'tknow)aboutcreativityincludingitsmanydefinitionsandmeasures.Itaddresseshowcreativityoperatesonindividualandsocial/environmentallevels,andtheeffectsandoutcomesofthecreativemind.Thismuch-praisedbookisanidealbrieftextforcoursesoncreativityinpsychology,education,business,andotherfields,aswellascross-disciplinaryseminarsandprogramsincreativitystudies.
作者简介
JamesC.Kaufman,PhD,isProfessorofEducationalPsychology,UniversityofConnecticut,USA.Aninternationallyrecognizedleaderinthefieldofcreativity,heistheauthor/editorofmorethan26books,includingAppliedIntelligence(2008),EssentialsofCreativityAssessment(2008),CambridgeHandbookofCreativity(2010),TheEvolutionofIntelligence(2012)andTeachingforCreativityintheCommonCoreClassroom(2014).Dr.KaufmanisthecurrentPresidentofAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sDivision10,whichisdevotedtothepsychologyofcreativity,aesthetics,andthearts.HeistheFoundingCo-EditorofPsychologyofPopularMediaCultureandCo-FoundedPsychologyofAesthetics,Creativity,andtheArts,bothpublishedbyAPA.Hehaswonnumerousawards,includingtheTorranceAwardfromtheNationalAssociationforGiftedChildren,theBerlyneandFarnsworthAwardsfromAPA,andMensa'sresearchaward.Dr.Kaufmanhasbeenquotedfrequentlyinthemediaoncreativityineducation,business,andthearts--includinga2010Newsweekcoverstoryon"thecreativitycrisis"--andmaintainsaPsychologyTodayblogonthepsychologyonmedia,popularculture,andthearts.