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{ “A History of Research on Creativity”-Albert and Runco
Pre Christian Notion of Creativity:
-Genius or a supernatural gift
-“Nothing new under the sun”
Early Christian Notion of Creativity:
The ability to create was a gift from God
Renaissance:Talent was starting to be recognized as an
individual achievement, not a divine intervention
The Enlightenment:-Scientific Thought and Research-Individual Rights
Genius Talent Originality
Formal Educatio
n
The Enlightenment, Romantic, and Industrial Revolution
Genius
• Divorced from supernatural
• Although exceptional, was a potential in all
Talent & Genius
• Distinct from each other• Potential and exercise
depend on political climate of the times
Genius
•Was original
Talent
•Developed through education
Darwin-Adaptation-Natural Selection-Diversity
Galton
-Focused on the study of individual differences
using empirically validated instruments
-Eugenics
Terman and Genius-Concentrated on IQ-Developed measurements that identified high IQ children and bestow upon them the appropriate
educational opportunities
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Catherine Cox“Youths who achieved high eminence were
characterized not only by high intellectual traits, but also by persistence of motive and effort, confidence in their abilities, and great strength or force of character”
Ego Psychology & Cox
-Creativity is not simply one type of behaviour-Does not originate on one level of dynamics(the
unconscious) -Does not express just one (or dominant) trait of
the individual-Does not have just one adaptive purpose
Development Factors
Familial Environment
Current Research in Creativity suggests
-IQ only plays a minimal roll