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Creativity in Science:

Creativity in Science:. Dispositional and Developmental Correlates. Outline. Magnitude of Creative Output The Phenomenon The Correlates Dispositional Developmental Domain of Creative Output The Phenomenon The Correlates Dispositional Developmental Discussion.

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Creativity in Science:

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  1. Creativity in Science: Dispositional and Developmental Correlates

  2. Outline • Magnitude of Creative Output • The Phenomenon • The Correlates • Dispositional • Developmental • Domain of Creative Output • The Phenomenon • The Correlates • Dispositional • Developmental • Discussion

  3. Magnitude of Creative Output:The Phenomenon • Skewed Cross-sectional Distribution • Dennis’ Percentages • Lotka’s Law • Price’s Law • Quantity-Quality Relation • Mass Producers and Perfectionists? • No … the Equal-Odds Rule • Quantity  Quality  Eminence

  4. Magnitude of Creative Output:The Phenomenon • Longitudinal Distribution of Output • Single-Factor Model • Equal-Odds Rule • Career Landmarks • First Major Contribution • Best Contribution • Last Major Contribution

  5. Magnitude of Creative Output:The Correlates • Dispositional • Intelligence: Threshold Effect • Motivation: • General Energy/Drive • Domain-Specific Curiosity/Mastery • Task-Specific Persistence/Determination • Introversion • Desurgency - “introspectiveness, restraint, brooding, and solemnity of manner” • Schizothymia - “withdrawn, skeptical, internally preoccupied, precise, and critical”

  6. Magnitude of Creative Output:The Correlates • Developmental • Stimulating Environment • Expertise Acquisition • Ten-Year Rule • Role Models and Mentors • Precocious Development • General Knowledge: Omnivorous Reading • Domain Specific Expertise: Accelerated Mastery

  7. Domain of Creative Achievement:The Phenomenon • Bipolar Dimensions Classic and Contemporary • Dionysian vs. Apollonian • Primary vs. Secondary Process • Primordial vs. Conceptual Thought • Autistic vs. Directed Thought • Intuition vs. Analysis • Parallel vs. Sequential Processing • Divergent vs. Convergent Thought • Stochastic vs. Deterministic • Chance vs. Constraint

  8. Domain of Creative Achievement:The Phenomenon • Hence distinctions between • Artistic vs. Scientific Creativity (AC v SC) • Romantic/Expressive vs. Classical/Formal Art (RAC v CAC) • Non-Paradigmatic vs. Paradigmatic Science (NSC v PSC) • Revolutionary vs. Normal Paradigmatic Science (RPSC v NPSC) • Or, RAC > CAC > NSC > RPSC > NPSC

  9. Domain of Creative Output:The Correlates - Dispositional • Cognitive Processes • unconstrained vs. constrained • illogical vs. logical • unpredictable vs. predictable • intuitive vs. conscious • involuntary vs. voluntary • complex vs. simple • versatile vs. non-versatile

  10. Domain of Creative Output:The Correlates - Dispositional • Openness to Experience • unrestricted vs. restricted experience • defocused vs. focused attention • broad vs. narrow interests • serendipity common vs. rare • Psychopathology • high vs. low incidence rate • severe vs. mild symptoms

  11. Domain of Creative Output:The Correlates - Developmental • Home Environment • unconventional vs. conventional • unstable vs. stable • heterogeneous vs. homogeneous • Birth order • later born vs. first born

  12. Domain of Creative Output:The Correlates - Developmental • Education and Training • inferior grades vs. superior grades • less formal training vs. more formal training • marginal vs. non-marginal • Role Models and Mentors • numerous vs. few • heterogeneous vs. homogeneous

  13. Domain of Creative Output:The Correlates - Developmental • Sociocultural Zeitgeist • politically unstable vs. stable • culturally diverse vs. uniform

  14. Discussion • Identification? • Multivariate? • Nonlinear? • Nonadditive? • Intervention? • Development? • Disposition? • Application?

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