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Genius and Creativity
Dean Keith Simonton
其他書名
Selected Papers
出版
Bloomsbury Academic
, 1997-03-12
主題
Philosophy / General
Psychology / General
Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Psychology / Creative Ability
ISBN
1567502563
9781567502565
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=9EZ-AAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
What underlies the worlds most acclaimed acts of creative genius? Can we predict who has the capacity to become a noble creator? These are just a sample of questions addressed by the studies in this book, tackled by the author in unique fashion. He first compiles large databases on samples of eminent creators and their products. The databases, which may include both biographical and historical information, as well as characteristics on the creations, are then subjected to advanced statistical analyses. In this way, the investigator can tease out the factors that led to the achievements of an Archimedes, Descartes, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, or Beethoven. We can also discover the reasons for the phenomenal success of certain masterpieces. By using these historiometric methods, psychologists can enhance our scientific comprehension of the most important phenomena of human behavior - creativity and genius.