The Social Psychology of Creativity

The Social Psychology of Creativity by Teresa M. Amabile.

The ideas presented in this book have been incubating for over 25 years. I was in the first grade, I believe, when the ideas that eventually developed into this social psychology of creativity first began to germinate. The occasion was art class, a weekly Friday afternoon event during which we were...

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Main Author: Amabile, Teresa M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1983.
Edition:1st ed. 1983.
Series:Springer Series in Social Psychology
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Personality.
Social psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Understanding and Assessing Creativity
  • 1. The Case for a Social Psychology of Creativity
  • 2. The Meaning and Measurement of Creativity
  • 3. A Consensual Technique for Creativity Assessment
  • 4. A Theoretical Framework
  • II. Social and Environmental Influences
  • 5. Effects of Evaluation on Creativity
  • 6. Effects of Reward and Task Constraint
  • 7. Social Facilitation, Modeling, and Motivational Orientation
  • 8. Other Social and Environmental Influences
  • III. Implications
  • 9. Implications for Enhancing Creativity
  • 10. Toward a Comprehensive Psychology of Creativity
  • References
  • Author Index.

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