In Perspectives in Creativity experts in the psychology of
creativity take stock of the field by examining their own
experiences. The contributors relate how they embarked on their
work, how their ideas developed, what in their thinking remained
the same, what had changed, and how they evaluate their successes
and failures.
The introductory chapter provides a historical context for
subsequent contributions. J. P. Guilford then describes the
development of the field of creativity from the perspective of the
Structure of Intellect model. Donald W. MacKinnon describes his
work at the Institute of Personality Assessment and Research. J. W.
Getzels and Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi recount in the following
chapter how, though starting with a conception of creativity as a
problem-solving process, they were driven through their work with
artists to a conception of creativity as also a problem-finding
process. In the fifth chapter, Frank M. Andrews describes his
investigations of the social and psychological factors in
scientific laboratories.
Frank Barron examines the problem of creativity and alienation.
Anne Roe analyzes the sources and development of paintings as
reported by twenty artists. In the following chapter, Salvatore
Maddi examines the widely held belief that social integration and a
permissive environment are conducive to creative endeavor. In
chapter 9, Calvin Taylor and Richard Ellison describe the
development of the Utah program of assessment and intervention with
regard to the creativity of children in the classroom. Next, Sidney
Parnes discusses his work on "brainstorming" and its emphasis on a
balance between imagination and judgment, freedom, and discipline.
George Prince tells of the development of "synectics" since its
early formulation and recounts its application to creative
production in industry. E. Paul Torrance then examines recent
creativity in the schools and describes his own efforts in devising
diagnostic tests and educational methods.
The varying perspectives of the contributors all point to a
field of inquiry that is alive and well and still in a dynamic
state open to conceptual and methodological transformation.
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