A study examined domain specificity and domain generality of creativity in 109 second-graders. Children exhibited a range of creative abilities across different domains, rather than a uniform creative ability in diverse domains. Divergent thinking measures did not predict creative performance in at least two of three domains assessed in the study.…

Based on the analysis of interviews with children, this article links what we know about the way in which they learn with their views of creativity. Whilst pupils have a crisp view of the nature of creativity, which links them to well-established philosophical views, this contrasts both with the vaguer notions of the term and with their experience…

In this outcomes study (N=40), changes in stress levels were compared across two participant conditions for a period of artistic activity with a cognitive focus on either a personally stressful or positive situation. Results indicated that participants in the positive-focus condition demonstrated a significant decrease in stress, whereas…

The main argument of this article is that human living systems are open, dynamic, intentional systems and, therefore, are capable of building ever more complex behaviors through self-organization and self-direction. This principle underlying general human development is also applicable to the development of gifted and talented behaviors. These…

To examine the relationship between reflection-impulsivity and creativity in hearing impaired and unimpaired elementary children, 26 hearing impaired and 16 hearing children (8-13 years old) were administered the Matching Familiar Figures Test and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the…

The intent of this paper is to sketch a conception of problem-finding and delineate the role of problem-finding in the solution of problems. (Author)

The relationship between creativity and egocentric thought was studied by testing 90 adult women with the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and with a Piagetian instrument. Positive correlations were obtained between egocentric thought and verbal originality, verbal flexibility, figural originality, and figural elaboration on both instruments.…

Critically analyzes a definition of creativity and concludes that the concept of creativity is illusive and undefinable. (JR)

Presents the first part of an essay interrelating Rorschachian and Maslowian theory, and including modifications and implications. (MB)

Notes that children learn by playing and by experiencing the satisfaction of having made something happen and that their capacity to use objects in their play appears to be helped or hindered by the attitudes of their parents, which contribute to the children's capacity for creativity. (FL)

Research is reviewed that indicates that originality and creativity may increase after mundane or noncreative responses are given. Note: For related information, see EC 120 232-238. (CL)

Analyzes how people create or discover meaning through language and how imaginative literature helps them to do this. (DD)

The lack of a common understanding of the construct of creative thinking is noted, and the cognitive spiral model is presented, which conceptualizes creative thinking as an integral component of all cognitive processing. This article details the synthesis of a definition and the structure of a model of cognitive processing. (Author/DB)

The authors, based on their long experience in helping children and adults to think and function more creatively, express their conviction in the possibility of increasing the creativity of people through special instruction. Many experiments have shown that, although some types of warm-up and reward conditions increased the chances of creative…