Understanding Creativity
- 作者
- 出版社 Jossey - Bass Publishers
- 出版时间 1998年11月 第1版
- ISBN 9780787940324
- 定价 579.60
内容简介
Thisbookcombinesthewonderandaweofhumancreativitywiththecomplexityofitsstudy.Theauthorsadvancethe?biopsychosocial'perspectiveasamodelofthecreativeprocess....Thisnewperspectivepromisestofurtherourunderstandingofthe?intricaciesofthecreativemind.'Intheprocessofstudyingthisbook,readersmayincreasetheprobabilityofenhancingtheirowncreativity.--RichardE.Ripple,professor,educationalanddevelopmentalpsychology,CornellUniversityInUnderstandingCreativityJohnS.DaceyandKathleenH.Lennonofferathoroughexaminationofthethreefactors--biological,psychological,andsocial--thatcontributetothecreativeprocess.Thiscompellingbookexploresabreadthoftopicsoncreativityincluding:howcreativepeopleoperateassuccessfulandimaginativeproblemsolvers,theessentialroleself-controlplaysinrealizingcreativepotential,andthemostcurrentdiscoveriesabouthowthebrainworksontheneuronalandchemicallevels.Mostimportant,thebookpresentsaninnovativemodelthatintegratesthebiological,psychological,andsocialelementsandreflectsthemostsignificantadvancesincurrentcreativityresearch.UnderstandingCreativitybeautifullyrevealstheintricaciesofthecreativeprocessandadvancesaninnovativenewviewthatcanhelpanyoneinterestedinthecreativeprocesstonotonlybetterunderstandit?buttoenhanceit.TableofContentsPartOne:Introduction1.TheManyComponentsofCreativity2.ABriefHistoryoftheConceptofCreativityPartTwo:SocialFactors3.TheRoleoftheFamily4.TheRoleoftheSocialContextPartThree:PsychologicalFactors5.TenTraitsthatContributetotheCreativePersonality6.TheSpecialContributionofSelf-Control7.TheFormationofCreativePersonalityTraits8.CreativeCognitiveProcesses9.CreativeProblemSolvingPartFour:BiologicalFactors10.TheBrainattheCellularLevel11.TheHemispheresoftheBrainPartFive:Integration12.ANewBiopsychosocialExplanationofCreativity
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