Five- to six-year-old children were fairly consistently able to match stick figures and abstract linear configurations representative of positive emotions (peacefulness, happiness, excitement, desire) but could not as consistently pair stick figures and abstract configurations representative of negative emotions (sadness, upset, cruelty, rage).…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS MATERIAL ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CREATIVITY. APPROXIMATELY 50 UNANNOTATED REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED TO DOCUMENTS DATING FROM 1961 TO 1966. JOURNALS, BOOKS, AND REPORT MATERIALS ARE LISTED. SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDED ARE (1) IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND MEASUREMENT OF CREATIVITY, (2) PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CREATIVITY, (3)…

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.…

Criticism is offered of a previous article, "On Education as a Species of Play." (JD)

Suggests that the question of diversity in television programing is irrelevant, since diversity has nothing to do with freedom of expression or of the marketplace.

Discussed are sources of creative inspiration noted by composers such as Wagner, Strauss, and Puccini; and charted are discrete steps in creativity common to composers seen as producing works of genius. (IM)

Quantity and quality of creative thinking on the Wallach and Kogan Creativity Battery were found to be moderately related in both sixth-grade children and high school seniors. (Author/JMB)

The author reviews the theoretical base and practical implementation of human development counseling, by which the individual identifies the environmental and physiological conditions that facilitate creativity and learns to manage those conditions to enhance creativity. (CL)

The article presents an overview of adjustment and creativity focusing on specific personality characteristics (including conformity, introversion, self esteem, depression, anxiety, confidence, persistence, and self discipline) to determine the relationship between maladjustment and creativity. (CL)

An annotated list of ERIC documents which deal with Poets in the Schools programs and with teaching poetry and creative writing. (DD)

Describes writing as a dynamic process involving both creativity and discipline, and suggests classroom strategies useful in teaching this process. (DD)

The article traces the impact of the modern dance movement from the early 1900s and its emphasis on creativity and self-expression on the professional and institutional development of dance therapy. (CB)