Psychology of Creativity: Cognitive, Emotional, & Social Process (Psychology Research Progress) - Hardcover

Giovanni B Moneta

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1634849345 ISBN 13: 9781634849340

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2016

Synopsis

Creativity is a property of a finished idea or product. An idea is creative if it is both new and adaptive. Creative ideas are needed in a world that becomes ever more complex, and poses problems with no clear path to a solution and for which no solution method is known. These ill-conditioned problems are ubiquitous in work and everyday life. For 65 years, psychologists have researched the psychological processes that foster the inception of a novel and promising idea, and eventually lead to its social recognition as an innovation. Despite the huge conceptual and methodological progress made, creativity still defies attempts to teach it in universities, to foster it in work environments, and to make it become a component of lifelong personal development for all. ""Psychology of Creativity"" is a timely collection of cutting-edge conceptual and empirical contributions to the research on the cognitive, emotional, and social processes underlying creativity in general and in specific contexts, such as learning and teaching development, professional development, and adaptive coping with ageing. Each chapter is grounded in psychological theory, addresses specific research questions, and outlines interesting and feasible directions for future research and applications. This book is suitable both for experienced researchers and for graduate students who are considering conducting their dissertation in the field of psychology of creativity.

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About the Author

Dr Giovanni B Moneta is a senior lecturer at the School of Psychology, London Metropolitan University. He earned his B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Padua and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology and Research Methodology from the University of Chicago. He worked as researcher in various organizations in Europe, including the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, the Institut National de la Santé et Re-cherche Médicale (INSERM), and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). He then worked as associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, teaching in the areas of personality and motivation. Prior to joining London Metropolitan University, he was a research fellow at Harvard Business School. His main research interests are in positive psychology, with a focus on optimal experience, creativity, and adaptive metacognitions. He is author of Positive Psychology: A Critical Introduction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1634849345
• ISBN 13: 9781634849340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 306