9- What is Creativity?

Question 1

What is the definition of creativity?

Answer 1

Production of an idea or product that is novel and useful

Question 2

Why is it difficult to define creativity?

Answer 2

It has a lot of subjectivity- different for different people

Question 3

Why do psychologists need some kind of objective definition of creativity?

Answer 3

So we can measure our research against something

Question 4

How does the extent of creativity change?

Answer 4

Different items are more or less creative at different time points and different situations

Question 5

Why may technology have decreased our creativity?

Answer 5

Made it more difficult to create things that are novel

Question 6

Why may technology have increased our creativity?

Answer 6

Changed our perspective and allowed us to appreciate some things more/see them as more creative

Question 7

How is creativity most often measured?

Answer 7

By how original or effective it is

Question 8

What are the 4 levels of creativity that Kauffman and Beghetto, 2009 proposed?

Answer 8

Little-C, big-C, mini-C, pro-C

Question 9

What is the little-C level of creativity?

Answer 9

Everyday innovation

Question 10

What is the big-C level of creativity?

Answer 10

Eminent accomplishments

Question 11

What is the mini-C level of creativity?

Answer 11

Transformative learning

Question 12

What is the pro-C level of creativity?

Answer 12

Professional expertise

Question 13

What is the problem with Kauffman and Beghetto’s (2009) theory of levels of creativity?

Answer 13

It is quite reductionist