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Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications
In the interview with Gregory J. Feist, one of most prolific creativity researchers, we discuss h... more In the interview with Gregory J. Feist, one of most prolific creativity researchers, we discuss his career, main areas of research interest, chosen research methods and share his thoughts about the future of research on creativity and effectiveness in scientific work.
Frontiers in Psychology
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to be among the first attempts to validate linguist... more The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to be among the first attempts to validate linguistic analysis as a method of creativity assessment and second, to differentiate between individuals in varying scientific and artistic creativity levels using personality language patterns. Creativity is most commonly assessed through methods such as questionnaires and specific tasks, the validity of which can be weakened by scorer or experimenter error, subjective and response biases, and self-knowledge constraints. Linguistic analysis may provide researchers with an automatic, objective method of assessing creativity, and free from human error and bias. The current study used 419 creativity text samples from a wide range of creative individuals mostly in science (and some in the arts and humanities) to investigate whether linguistic analysis can, in fact, distinguish between creativity levels and creativity domains using creativity dictionaries and personality dimension language patterns...
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality Research
Central Message Protective mechanisms during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest may be developed... more Central Message Protective mechanisms during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest may be developed from hibernation science.
Creativity and Innovation Theory, Research, and Practice, 2022
Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2017
Social Epistemology, 2017
Understanding how impactful scientific articles were funded informs future funding decisions. The... more Understanding how impactful scientific articles were funded informs future funding decisions. The structural significance of articles is broken down into two submeasures: citation count and "generativity" (a novel measure defined as being highly cited and also leading to a comparatively large number of other highly cited work). Generativity is an attempt to provide a quantitative operationalization of transformativeness, a concept often used as a funding criterion despite not being a well-defined construct. This report identifies highly impactful and generative publications indexed in the subject area of psychology in the Web of Science in the year 2002. Publications that reported funding sources were found to be more generative than those that did not, and research that was privately funded was found to be more generative than publicly funded research. This analysis is exploratory, and hopefully contributes to a foundation for future empirical investigations into the structure and nature of transformative science that granting agencies would want to fund. The question of transformative science-what is it and how do we know it in advance?-is central to not only the history of science but also to its future. Granting agencies exist to fund the best future science; science that ideally will change the field. As important as transformative science is, how it's defined and what criteria are used to assess it, are almost complete unknowns. The current study is an attempt to address these questions both theoretically and with a proposed novel form of assessing transformative science. But first, what is "transformative science?" Transformative science We propose that a historical and structural view provides one answer to the question of what is a "transformation" in science. The tree of knowledge provides the structure. A common metaphor of human knowledge co-opts the form of a great tree. The roots of the tree reach deep in the past, and its branches grow up into the distant future. As the tree grows up through time, the trunk splits into various branches, each of which defines a new field of knowledge. Rising up into the tree, each of these branches divides again and again. At first, these changes are easy to follow: natural science splitting off from philosophy, further divisions defining the early boundaries of physics, geology, astronomy, and biology. But as times goes on the complexity increases. Sometimes branches go nowhere (phrenology, astrology), sometimes they are very fruitful (natural selection, relativity), and sometimes a branch that has long been dormant begins to grow again (naturalistic decision-making). Branches that have for some time grown apart from each other may begin to grow together again in an unexpected way
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality Research
As individual subjects, creativity and personality have been the focus of much research and many ... more As individual subjects, creativity and personality have been the focus of much research and many publications. This Cambridge Handbook is the first to bring together these two topics and explores how personality and behavior affects creativity. Contributors from around the globe present cutting-edge research about how personality traits and motives make creative behavior more likely. Many aspects of personality and behavior are examined in the chapters, including genius, emotions, psychopathology, entrepreneurship, and multiculturalism, to analyse the impact of these on creativity. The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality Research will be the definitive resource for researchers, students and academics who study psychology, personality, and creativity.
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2016
In this article, I argue that scientific fame and impact exists on a continuum from the mundane t... more In this article, I argue that scientific fame and impact exists on a continuum from the mundane to the transformative/revolutionary. Ideally, one achieves fame and impact in science by synthesizing two extreme career prototypes: intrinsic and extrinsic research. The former is guided by interest, curiosity, passion, gut, and intuition for important untapped topics. The latter is guided by money, grants, and/or what is being published in top-tier journals. Assessment of fame and impact in science ultimately rests on productivity (publication) and some variation of its impact (citations). In addition to those traditional measures of impact, there are some relatively new metrics (e.g., the h index and altmetrics). If psychology is to achieve consensual cumulative progress and better rates of replication, I propose that upcoming psychologists would do well to understand that success is not equal to fame and that individual career success is not necessarily the same as disciplinary succes...
Creativity: From potential to realization.
Handbook of Creativity
... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Chapter]. The influence of... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Chapter]. The influence of personality on artistic and scientific creativity. Handbook of creativity. Feist, Gregory J. Sternberg, Robert J. (Ed), (1999). Handbook of creativity, (pp. 273-296). ...
Journal of Psychology of Science and Technology, 2009
The Journal of Creative Behavior, 2014
Creativity is sexy, but are all creative behaviors equally sexy? We attempted to clarify the role... more Creativity is sexy, but are all creative behaviors equally sexy? We attempted to clarify the role of creativity in mate selection among an ethnically diverse sample of 815 undergraduates. First we assessed the sexual attractiveness of different forms of creativity: ornamental/aesthetic, applied/technological, and everyday/domestic creativity. Both males and females preferred ornamental/aesthetic forms of creativity in a prospective sexual partner than applied/technological and everyday/domestic forms of creativity. Secondly, we assessed the simultaneous prediction of general cognitive ability, personality, divergent thinking, self-perceptions of creativity, and creative achievement on preferences for different forms of creativity in a prospective sexual partner. The results were generally consistent with assortative mating. The most robust predictors of a preference for applied/ technological forms of creativity in a potential sexual partner were intellectual interests and creative achievement in applied/technological domains. In contrast, the most robust predictor of a preference for ornamental/aesthetic forms of creativity was openness to experience. The results suggest that openness to experience and its associated aesthetic, perceptual, and affective aspects are the primary characteristics influencing the sexual attractiveness of a creative display. Further, the results demonstrate the importance of also taking into account individual differences in personality, interests, and creative achievement when considering the sexual attractiveness of different manifestations of creativity.
Psychology of Science, 2012
Review of General Psychology, 2006
In the present article, I review and summarize two subdisciplines of the psychology of science, n... more In the present article, I review and summarize two subdisciplines of the psychology of science, namely development and personality. In the first section concerning developmental psychology of science, I review three major developmental topics: 1) the literature on the developmental and familial influences behind scientific interest and scientific talent (e.g., birth-order and theory acceptance, immigrant status and scientific talent); 2) gender and scientific interest and talent; and lastly, 3) age and scientific interest and productivity. In the second section concerning personality psychology of science, I organize the review around four major topics: 1) which traits make scientific interest in general more likely; 2) which traits make interest in specific domains of science more likely (especially social and physical science); 3) which traits make different theoretical orientations more likely; and finally, 4) which traits make scientific achievement and creativity more likely. F...
Review of General Psychology, 2006
As the British statesman Edmund Burke once wrote, “Those who do not know history are destined to ... more As the British statesman Edmund Burke once wrote, “Those who do not know history are destined to repeat it.” (Not to be confused with George Santana's comment: “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”). The fact is that the history of the psychology of science has been a struggle for existence. If we wish to move away from struggle and toward a comfortable existence, then we need to learn lessons from the other disciplines that successfully have made the transition from fledgling field to fully established scientific discipline. The history, philosophy, and sociology of science are just such established disciplines.
Psychological Inquiry, 1995
their role of stabilizing conflict in society. As soon as one generalization that is somewhat mor... more their role of stabilizing conflict in society. As soon as one generalization that is somewhat more intraceptive in content appears to be influential, it is replaced by another that may appear to encompass a less intraceptive view (e.g., AIDS and sexual life-style; new wave of anti-Semitic doctrine; effects of concept of legal doctrine that dictates diversity in employment on employee morale in society-at-large and even in higher education). In the final analysis, one would hope that the fine scholarship reflected in Simonton's target article is viewed as more than producing knowledge for its own sake. Exploring the issue of the impact of behavioral generalizations may not only make a contribution in epistemological terms but can present an important challenge to the behavioral sciences. Which of these generalizations that have evolved over the years has truly been accepted by a skeptical society to the point that such generalizations are taken seriously enough to affect public policy, society, and the individual in a manner that contributes to general societal health? What mechanisms can be developed toward this end? If the behavioral sciences do not encompass such an "activist" stance, and the question of impact is left to other agencies, as is most often the case at present, is this ultimately acceptable?
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 2012
The original version of this article unfortunately contained some mistakes. The co-authors, Grego... more The original version of this article unfortunately contained some mistakes. The co-authors, Gregory Feist and David Stone, and their affiliations were omitted in the original version. The correct author group are shown above and their affiliations are given below.
Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications
In the interview with Gregory J. Feist, one of most prolific creativity researchers, we discuss h... more In the interview with Gregory J. Feist, one of most prolific creativity researchers, we discuss his career, main areas of research interest, chosen research methods and share his thoughts about the future of research on creativity and effectiveness in scientific work.
Frontiers in Psychology
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to be among the first attempts to validate linguist... more The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to be among the first attempts to validate linguistic analysis as a method of creativity assessment and second, to differentiate between individuals in varying scientific and artistic creativity levels using personality language patterns. Creativity is most commonly assessed through methods such as questionnaires and specific tasks, the validity of which can be weakened by scorer or experimenter error, subjective and response biases, and self-knowledge constraints. Linguistic analysis may provide researchers with an automatic, objective method of assessing creativity, and free from human error and bias. The current study used 419 creativity text samples from a wide range of creative individuals mostly in science (and some in the arts and humanities) to investigate whether linguistic analysis can, in fact, distinguish between creativity levels and creativity domains using creativity dictionaries and personality dimension language patterns...
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality Research
Central Message Protective mechanisms during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest may be developed... more Central Message Protective mechanisms during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest may be developed from hibernation science.
Creativity and Innovation Theory, Research, and Practice, 2022
Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2017
Social Epistemology, 2017
Understanding how impactful scientific articles were funded informs future funding decisions. The... more Understanding how impactful scientific articles were funded informs future funding decisions. The structural significance of articles is broken down into two submeasures: citation count and "generativity" (a novel measure defined as being highly cited and also leading to a comparatively large number of other highly cited work). Generativity is an attempt to provide a quantitative operationalization of transformativeness, a concept often used as a funding criterion despite not being a well-defined construct. This report identifies highly impactful and generative publications indexed in the subject area of psychology in the Web of Science in the year 2002. Publications that reported funding sources were found to be more generative than those that did not, and research that was privately funded was found to be more generative than publicly funded research. This analysis is exploratory, and hopefully contributes to a foundation for future empirical investigations into the structure and nature of transformative science that granting agencies would want to fund. The question of transformative science-what is it and how do we know it in advance?-is central to not only the history of science but also to its future. Granting agencies exist to fund the best future science; science that ideally will change the field. As important as transformative science is, how it's defined and what criteria are used to assess it, are almost complete unknowns. The current study is an attempt to address these questions both theoretically and with a proposed novel form of assessing transformative science. But first, what is "transformative science?" Transformative science We propose that a historical and structural view provides one answer to the question of what is a "transformation" in science. The tree of knowledge provides the structure. A common metaphor of human knowledge co-opts the form of a great tree. The roots of the tree reach deep in the past, and its branches grow up into the distant future. As the tree grows up through time, the trunk splits into various branches, each of which defines a new field of knowledge. Rising up into the tree, each of these branches divides again and again. At first, these changes are easy to follow: natural science splitting off from philosophy, further divisions defining the early boundaries of physics, geology, astronomy, and biology. But as times goes on the complexity increases. Sometimes branches go nowhere (phrenology, astrology), sometimes they are very fruitful (natural selection, relativity), and sometimes a branch that has long been dormant begins to grow again (naturalistic decision-making). Branches that have for some time grown apart from each other may begin to grow together again in an unexpected way
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality Research
As individual subjects, creativity and personality have been the focus of much research and many ... more As individual subjects, creativity and personality have been the focus of much research and many publications. This Cambridge Handbook is the first to bring together these two topics and explores how personality and behavior affects creativity. Contributors from around the globe present cutting-edge research about how personality traits and motives make creative behavior more likely. Many aspects of personality and behavior are examined in the chapters, including genius, emotions, psychopathology, entrepreneurship, and multiculturalism, to analyse the impact of these on creativity. The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality Research will be the definitive resource for researchers, students and academics who study psychology, personality, and creativity.
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2016
In this article, I argue that scientific fame and impact exists on a continuum from the mundane t... more In this article, I argue that scientific fame and impact exists on a continuum from the mundane to the transformative/revolutionary. Ideally, one achieves fame and impact in science by synthesizing two extreme career prototypes: intrinsic and extrinsic research. The former is guided by interest, curiosity, passion, gut, and intuition for important untapped topics. The latter is guided by money, grants, and/or what is being published in top-tier journals. Assessment of fame and impact in science ultimately rests on productivity (publication) and some variation of its impact (citations). In addition to those traditional measures of impact, there are some relatively new metrics (e.g., the h index and altmetrics). If psychology is to achieve consensual cumulative progress and better rates of replication, I propose that upcoming psychologists would do well to understand that success is not equal to fame and that individual career success is not necessarily the same as disciplinary succes...
Creativity: From potential to realization.
Handbook of Creativity
... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Chapter]. The influence of... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Chapter]. The influence of personality on artistic and scientific creativity. Handbook of creativity. Feist, Gregory J. Sternberg, Robert J. (Ed), (1999). Handbook of creativity, (pp. 273-296). ...
Journal of Psychology of Science and Technology, 2009
The Journal of Creative Behavior, 2014
Creativity is sexy, but are all creative behaviors equally sexy? We attempted to clarify the role... more Creativity is sexy, but are all creative behaviors equally sexy? We attempted to clarify the role of creativity in mate selection among an ethnically diverse sample of 815 undergraduates. First we assessed the sexual attractiveness of different forms of creativity: ornamental/aesthetic, applied/technological, and everyday/domestic creativity. Both males and females preferred ornamental/aesthetic forms of creativity in a prospective sexual partner than applied/technological and everyday/domestic forms of creativity. Secondly, we assessed the simultaneous prediction of general cognitive ability, personality, divergent thinking, self-perceptions of creativity, and creative achievement on preferences for different forms of creativity in a prospective sexual partner. The results were generally consistent with assortative mating. The most robust predictors of a preference for applied/ technological forms of creativity in a potential sexual partner were intellectual interests and creative achievement in applied/technological domains. In contrast, the most robust predictor of a preference for ornamental/aesthetic forms of creativity was openness to experience. The results suggest that openness to experience and its associated aesthetic, perceptual, and affective aspects are the primary characteristics influencing the sexual attractiveness of a creative display. Further, the results demonstrate the importance of also taking into account individual differences in personality, interests, and creative achievement when considering the sexual attractiveness of different manifestations of creativity.
Psychology of Science, 2012
Review of General Psychology, 2006
In the present article, I review and summarize two subdisciplines of the psychology of science, n... more In the present article, I review and summarize two subdisciplines of the psychology of science, namely development and personality. In the first section concerning developmental psychology of science, I review three major developmental topics: 1) the literature on the developmental and familial influences behind scientific interest and scientific talent (e.g., birth-order and theory acceptance, immigrant status and scientific talent); 2) gender and scientific interest and talent; and lastly, 3) age and scientific interest and productivity. In the second section concerning personality psychology of science, I organize the review around four major topics: 1) which traits make scientific interest in general more likely; 2) which traits make interest in specific domains of science more likely (especially social and physical science); 3) which traits make different theoretical orientations more likely; and finally, 4) which traits make scientific achievement and creativity more likely. F...
Review of General Psychology, 2006
As the British statesman Edmund Burke once wrote, “Those who do not know history are destined to ... more As the British statesman Edmund Burke once wrote, “Those who do not know history are destined to repeat it.” (Not to be confused with George Santana's comment: “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”). The fact is that the history of the psychology of science has been a struggle for existence. If we wish to move away from struggle and toward a comfortable existence, then we need to learn lessons from the other disciplines that successfully have made the transition from fledgling field to fully established scientific discipline. The history, philosophy, and sociology of science are just such established disciplines.
Psychological Inquiry, 1995
their role of stabilizing conflict in society. As soon as one generalization that is somewhat mor... more their role of stabilizing conflict in society. As soon as one generalization that is somewhat more intraceptive in content appears to be influential, it is replaced by another that may appear to encompass a less intraceptive view (e.g., AIDS and sexual life-style; new wave of anti-Semitic doctrine; effects of concept of legal doctrine that dictates diversity in employment on employee morale in society-at-large and even in higher education). In the final analysis, one would hope that the fine scholarship reflected in Simonton's target article is viewed as more than producing knowledge for its own sake. Exploring the issue of the impact of behavioral generalizations may not only make a contribution in epistemological terms but can present an important challenge to the behavioral sciences. Which of these generalizations that have evolved over the years has truly been accepted by a skeptical society to the point that such generalizations are taken seriously enough to affect public policy, society, and the individual in a manner that contributes to general societal health? What mechanisms can be developed toward this end? If the behavioral sciences do not encompass such an "activist" stance, and the question of impact is left to other agencies, as is most often the case at present, is this ultimately acceptable?
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 2012
The original version of this article unfortunately contained some mistakes. The co-authors, Grego... more The original version of this article unfortunately contained some mistakes. The co-authors, Gregory Feist and David Stone, and their affiliations were omitted in the original version. The correct author group are shown above and their affiliations are given below.