Creativity and Divergent Thinking: A Task-Specific Approach

by John Baer

Book Overview

Do general-purpose creative-thinking skills -- skills like divergent thinking, which is touted as an important component of creative thinking no matter what the task domain -- actually make much of a contribution to creative performance? Although much recent research argues against such domain-transcending skills -- including several new studies reported in this book -- the appeal of such general skills remains strong, probably because of the theoretical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138966932
• ISBN13: 9781138966932
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"