24. Creativity Flashcards
the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
creativity
(left parietal lobes) –> narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single, best solution
convergent thinking
correct or incorrect answers
convergent thinking
(frontal lobe) –> expands the # of possible problem solutions (creative thinking that diverges in a diff direction)
divergent thinking
thinking and searching for answers that may have diff options
divergent thinking
tips for creativity are the same as for problem solving (4)
- sleep
- develop expertise/ mastery
- activities that allow free thought
- experience other cultures and ways of thinking
what are five components creativity?
- expertise
- imaginative thinking
- venturesome personality
- intrinsic motivation
- creative environment
a well-developed base of knowledge provides more building blocks w/ which to create novel ideas + uses
expertise
having mastered a problem’s basic elements we redefine or explore in a new way
imaginative thinking
seeks new experiences, tolerates ambiguities and risks, and preserves in overcoming obstacles
venturesome personality
being driven, interested in, or satisfied to constantly think about and analyze
intrinsic motivation
Issac Newton obsessed until completion
intrinsic motivation
support innovation, team-building, and communication
creative environment
forgetting curve researcher (rapid forgetting, then levels off): also noted and researched the “relearning” phenomena
Herman Ebbinghas
insight research: chimpanzees were given fruit out of reach and eventually w/ insight, used sticks to get fruits
Wolfgang Kochler
