Outline Sternberg and Lubarts investment theory
(intelligence as a form of creativity)
-> creative individuals have an extraordinary ability to invest in ideas.
-> stated that creativity is an important determinent of intelligent thinking, enables different thinking.
what is the threshold theory
-> been proposed that a minimum threshold level of intelligence is required for creative thinking
-> the correlation between creativity & intelligence drops significantly when IQ scores exceed 120.
-> thus suggesting high intelligence is necessary for creative thinking.
discuss creativity and intelligence as overlapping constructs
- share a substantial amount of variance
- this view would require signifcant positive correlations as empirical evidence
outline the big 5 model, prviding a framework for how personality correlates to creativity
- openness to experience
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- neuroticism (emotional stability)
discuss creativity and openness
openness is the only factor from big 5, consistently related to creativity and divergent thinking.
is there a link between creativity and psychopathology
-> analyses of biographies on people who have achieved creative eminence showed they had a higher prevalence of mood disorders and other psychological disorders.
- creativity is positively correlated to alcoholism, suicide and stress.
discuss creativity & psychopathology regarding Eysenck 1999
- substantial overlap between the processes underpinning creative and psychopathological thinking.
- over-inclusive thinking -> tendency to use irrelevant information
what is humanistic psychology
- Maslow and Rogers
- creativity is associated with psychological health rather than mental disorders.
- more creative individuals have a greater sense of self-actualisation
how are the constructs (creativity, intelligence and personality) conceptualised?
- creativity holds an intermediate position between intelligence and personality. this is because creative productions imply both an ability to think fluently and flexibly.
outline the confluence approach
- creativity may require the ‘confluence’ of several interacting factor.
- intellectual ability:
-> creative ability to think about problems in new ways
-> analytic ability to recognise which ideas are worth pursuing
-> practical skills to persuade others of these new ideas
personality:
-> individuals show openness to new experiences
discuss creativity in education
-> education settings can be a promising context for the development of student creativity
-> but schools and classrooms can be the site of creative suppression
