Creativity

Question 1

Creative problem-solving

Answer 1

Often seems to include divergent thinking
Practical creativity often involves analogical transfer

Question 2

Creative problem-solving as a long process

Answer 2

Stage 1: problem generation
Stage 2: problem formulation
Stage 3: problem solving
Stage 4: solution implementation

Question 3

How do we generate creative ideas?

Answer 3

Too much experience can hurt
Prior examples can reduce later creativity/range of ideas

Brainstorming

Question 4

Finke’s creative cognition

Answer 4

Creativity training technique

Question 5

Why are some people more creative?

Answer 5

Some forms of mental illness are associated with creativity
Maybe underlying factor is latent inhibition

Question 6

Latent inhibition

Answer 6

Ability to screen out irrelevant stimuli
LI usually useful, but may reduce creativity