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Titolo: | The Wiley handbook of genius / / edited by Dean Keith Simonton |
Pubblicazione: | Chichester, England : , : WILEY Blackwell, , 2014 |
©2014 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (677 p.) |
Disciplina: | 153.9/8 |
Soggetto topico: | Genius |
Persona (resp. second.): | SimontonDean Keith |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | The Wiley Handbook of Genius; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Perspectives; 1 The Genius in History: Historiographic Explorations; The Relationship between History and Genius; History and the Psychology of Genius; The Psychology of Genius: Theory Across History; The creative genius; The mad genius; The intelligent genius; The eminent genius; The Psychology of Genius: Historical Methods; Quantitative approaches; Qualitative approaches; The Genius in History; Notes; References; 2 The Psychobiography of Genius; Introduction; George W. Bush; John Lennon; Truman Capote |
Implicit PrescriptionsReferences; 3 Interviewing Highly Eminent Creators; Why Interview Eminent Creators?; Interview Research on Eminent Creators and Its Place in the Study of Creativity; Major Interview Studies of Eminent Creativity; Anne Roe: the making of a scientist (and artist); Bernice Eiduson: The Scientist Project; The Institute of Personality Assessment and Research: highly creative persons; Harriet Zuckerman: scientific elite - Nobel laureates in the United States; Albert Rothenberg: studies in the creative process; Vera John-Steiner: Notebooks of the Mind | |
Nancy Andreasen: creativity and mental illnessMihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Creativity in Later Life Study; Vera John-Steiner: creative collaborations; Other Interview Research on Creativity; Best Practices for Interviewing Eminent Creators; Before getting started; Sampling; Recruitment; Getting ready for the interview; During the interview; After the interview; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Psychometric Studies of Scientific Talent and Eminence; Scientific Talent and Eminence Defined; Psychometric Investigations of Scientific Talent and Eminence; Behavioral genetic studies | |
Developmental studies of scientific talent and eminenceCognitive studies of scientific talent; Personality studies of scientific interest, talent, and eminence; Social-cultural studies of scientific talent; Summary and Future Directions; References; 5 Historiometric Studies of Genius; Introduction; Illustrations; Developmental studies of genius; Differential studies of genius; Cognitive studies of genius; Sociocultural studies of genius; Conclusion; References; Part II Processes; 6 The Neuroscience of Creative Genius; What Is Neuroscience? | |
What Tools from Neuroscience Can Be Used to Study Creativity?What Is Creative Genius?; How Should a Neuroscientist Identify Subjects for Study?; What Kinds of Tasks Can Be Used to Assess Creativity Using Neuroimaging Tools?; What Have We Learned from Our Work So Far?; Conclusions; References; 7 Artistic Genius and Creative Cognition; Introduction; Hypotheses; Visual Arts; Painting; Architecture; Literary Arts; Novels; Poetry; Philosophy; Musical Arts; Music; Dance; Comparisons; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 8 Case Studies of Genius: Ordinary Thinking, Extraordinary Outcomes | |
Extraordinary Thinking As the Basis for Genius-Level Creativity | |
Sommario/riassunto: | With contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expert contributors, this is the first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius, a topic that endlessly provokes and fascinates. The first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius with contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expertsCovers the origins, characteristics, careers, and consequences of genius with a focus on cognitive science, individual differences, life-span development, and social contextExplores individual genius, creators, leaders, and performers as diverse as Queen Elizabet |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Wiley handbook of genius |
ISBN: | 1-78684-603-9 |
1-118-82294-3 | |
1-118-36737-5 | |
1-118-36735-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910825647403321 |
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