PSY 252 CREATIVITY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ANSWER "The production of new or novel ideas" is the psychological definition
of creativity.
What is "NEW" or "NOVEL"? - ANSWER a) If what came before the new or
novel thought was similar in some manner, there is no true novelty...
or
b) What came before was not similar, therefore you can't grasp how the innovation
is related to or may have resulted from it.
Characteristics of Human Creativity: Occasional
* Sustained
* Usually unexpected.
Inspirational view of creativity - ANSWER Creativity is fundamentally mysterious,
even supernatural or divine.
Romantic view of creativity - ANSWER: Creativity is not divine, but it is special.
Creative persons are seen as endowed with a unique talent that others lack.
,Link between inspirational and romantic perspectives - ANSWER: Both
approaches regard creativity as intrinsically unanalyzable!
Bisociation - ANSWER The juxtaposition or blending of previously unrelated
concepts.
Whether or not a solution to a problem is innovative is determined by two factors:
1) The mental process of the person who creates the solution
2) Contextual elements affecting the problem, person, etc.
The majority of these social elements will have little impact on the cognitive
process.
There are four major areas of research for creativity: ANSWER 1) Creative People
2) The Creative Process.
3) Products of Creativity
4) Identified in two ways.
a) Passively: Creative Spaces or Environments
b) Actively: the persuasive abilities of creative people
the 'four Ps'
The core to the bisociation/social influences theory of creativity is ANSWER.
Creative solutions to problems are those that are difficult to find in a given
situation, not because they demand unusual mental processes.
, What is the Western concept of creativity, and why should it be avoided? -
ANSWER Avoid the 'Western' concept of creativity.
Only artists are inventive and romanticised!
Because art is virtually always developed to achieve specific goals-
Why did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel?
Commissioned!
There are two approaches to investigating creativity that focus on creative people:
(1) the psychometric approach
2) (Auto)Biographical Approach
What does the psychometric approach concern itself with? ANSWER
Psychometrics aim to predict creative achievement and hence must be concerned
with the products of creativity.
What does the biographical approach have to take into account?
a) The products of creativity
b) The environments in which they occur
b) Persuasion of the Creative Person
What does the biographical approach tangentially deal with? - ANSWER: The
creative process.
ANSWERS
ANSWER "The production of new or novel ideas" is the psychological definition
of creativity.
What is "NEW" or "NOVEL"? - ANSWER a) If what came before the new or
novel thought was similar in some manner, there is no true novelty...
or
b) What came before was not similar, therefore you can't grasp how the innovation
is related to or may have resulted from it.
Characteristics of Human Creativity: Occasional
* Sustained
* Usually unexpected.
Inspirational view of creativity - ANSWER Creativity is fundamentally mysterious,
even supernatural or divine.
Romantic view of creativity - ANSWER: Creativity is not divine, but it is special.
Creative persons are seen as endowed with a unique talent that others lack.
,Link between inspirational and romantic perspectives - ANSWER: Both
approaches regard creativity as intrinsically unanalyzable!
Bisociation - ANSWER The juxtaposition or blending of previously unrelated
concepts.
Whether or not a solution to a problem is innovative is determined by two factors:
1) The mental process of the person who creates the solution
2) Contextual elements affecting the problem, person, etc.
The majority of these social elements will have little impact on the cognitive
process.
There are four major areas of research for creativity: ANSWER 1) Creative People
2) The Creative Process.
3) Products of Creativity
4) Identified in two ways.
a) Passively: Creative Spaces or Environments
b) Actively: the persuasive abilities of creative people
the 'four Ps'
The core to the bisociation/social influences theory of creativity is ANSWER.
Creative solutions to problems are those that are difficult to find in a given
situation, not because they demand unusual mental processes.
, What is the Western concept of creativity, and why should it be avoided? -
ANSWER Avoid the 'Western' concept of creativity.
Only artists are inventive and romanticised!
Because art is virtually always developed to achieve specific goals-
Why did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel?
Commissioned!
There are two approaches to investigating creativity that focus on creative people:
(1) the psychometric approach
2) (Auto)Biographical Approach
What does the psychometric approach concern itself with? ANSWER
Psychometrics aim to predict creative achievement and hence must be concerned
with the products of creativity.
What does the biographical approach have to take into account?
a) The products of creativity
b) The environments in which they occur
b) Persuasion of the Creative Person
What does the biographical approach tangentially deal with? - ANSWER: The
creative process.
