The Basics of Creativity
Problem Solving
What is Creativity that requires moving from an initial state to a goal state.
The Psychologist who proposed creativity should be measured in terms of divergent production
Who is J.P. Guilford
Motivation to work on tasks for ones own sake, because they are interesting, exciting, or personally challenging.
What is Intrinsic Motivation
Two criteria a solution must meet to be considered creative
What is both novel and useful
Divergent Production
What is The number of different responses made to a test item.
Motivation to work on tasks to earn a promised reward or to win a competition.
What is Extrinsic Motivation
Amount of papers written about creativity and published between 1999 and 2009
What is more than 10,000
Convergent Production
What is a single response that researchers measure the quality of
Creativity can actually be enhanced if the extrinsic factors provide
What is Useful Feedback
People who think creatively often experience
What is moments of genius, and light bulbs flashing continuously above their heads
The belief that you have the ability to organize and carry out a specific task
Some Psychologists argue creativity is based on
What is Based on ordinary thinking, a process similar to our everyday problem solving
Some tests require test takers to overcome
What is Functional Fixedness
The ability to keep working on a task, even when you encounter obstacles
What is Perseverance