Incubation In Problem Solving And Creativity

Author : Kenneth J. Gilhooly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351375962

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Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity by Kenneth J. Gilhooly Pdf

Can problems be solved by setting them aside or by sleeping on them? Incubation, the process of stopping conscious work on problems for a set period of time, is an integral part of the creative problem solving process. Providing an overview of the main issues, findings and implications of cognitive research on incubation effects in problem solving and creativity, this book argues that incubation is an effective strategy for tackling problems that do not yield to initial solution attempts. Gilhooly reasons that unconscious work is automatic and explores the underlying processes involved in incubation, providing evidence to showcase the major role of unconscious processing in problem solving. Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity concludes with a discussion of the implications of unconscious work theory for enhanced problem solving, positioning incubation as an effective and important stage in creative problem solving. This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers of problem solving, creativity and thinking and reasoning as well as for students from all disciplines taking problem solving modules.

Author : Kenneth J. Gilhooly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351375962

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Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity by Kenneth J. Gilhooly Pdf

Can problems be solved by setting them aside or by sleeping on them? Incubation, the process of stopping conscious work on problems for a set period of time, is an integral part of the creative problem solving process. Providing an overview of the main issues, findings and implications of cognitive research on incubation effects in problem solving and creativity, this book argues that incubation is an effective strategy for tackling problems that do not yield to initial solution attempts. Gilhooly reasons that unconscious work is automatic and explores the underlying processes involved in incubation, providing evidence to showcase the major role of unconscious processing in problem solving. Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity concludes with a discussion of the implications of unconscious work theory for enhanced problem solving, positioning incubation as an effective and important stage in creative problem solving. This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers of problem solving, creativity and thinking and reasoning as well as for students from all disciplines taking problem solving modules.

Author : K. J. Gilhooly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1315147610

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Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity by K. J. Gilhooly Pdf

Can problems be solved by setting them aside or by sleeping on them? Incubation, the process of stopping conscious work on problems for a set period of time, is an integral part of the creative problem solving process. Providing an overview of the main issues, findings and implications of cognitive research on incubation effects in problem solving and creativity, this book argues that incubation is an effective strategy for tackling problems that do not yield to initial solution attempts. Gilhooly reasons that unconscious work is automatic and explores the underlying processes involved in incubation, providing evidence to showcase the major role of unconscious processing in problem solving. Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity concludes with a discussion of the implications of unconscious work theory for enhanced problem solving, positioning incubation as an effective and important stage in creative problem solving. This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers of problem solving, creativity and thinking and reasoning as well as for students from all disciplines taking problem solving modules.

Author : Kenneth J. Gilhooly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351375979

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Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity by Kenneth J. Gilhooly Pdf

Can problems be solved by setting them aside or by sleeping on them? Incubation, the process of stopping conscious work on problems for a set period of time, is an integral part of the creative problem solving process. Providing an overview of the main issues, findings and implications of cognitive research on incubation effects in problem solving and creativity, this book argues that incubation is an effective strategy for tackling problems that do not yield to initial solution attempts. Gilhooly reasons that unconscious work is automatic and explores the underlying processes involved in incubation, providing evidence to showcase the major role of unconscious processing in problem solving. Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity concludes with a discussion of the implications of unconscious work theory for enhanced problem solving, positioning incubation as an effective and important stage in creative problem solving. This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers of problem solving, creativity and thinking and reasoning as well as for students from all disciplines taking problem solving modules.

Author : Steven M. Smith,Thomas B. Ward,Ronald A. Finke
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 026219354X

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The Creative Cognition Approach by Steven M. Smith,Thomas B. Ward,Ronald A. Finke Pdf

Annotation Surveys the studies and theoretical views of prominent researchers in the areas of problem solving, concept formation, and thinking. Contributors cover a wide range of approaches that play a role in creative cognition, from associationism, to Gestalt, to computational approaches. Topics include dreams, intuition, the use of prior knowledge in creative thinking, insight versus analytic problem solving, and visual and computational processes in creative cognition. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Author : Ellis Paul Torrance,H. Tammy Safter
Publisher : Bearly, Limited
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Creative ability
ISBN : 0943456312

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The Incubation Model of Teaching by Ellis Paul Torrance,H. Tammy Safter Pdf

Focuses on strategies to engage the learner's interest throughheightening anticipation and stimulating continual involvement. Provides a practical scheme for integrating the cognitive and affective components of thinking skills instruction.

Author : Kenneth J. Gilhooly,Linden J. Ball,Laura Macchi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351386814

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Insight and Creativity in Problem Solving by Kenneth J. Gilhooly,Linden J. Ball,Laura Macchi Pdf

To date we have only a fragmentary understanding of the thought processes that engender insightful solutions to problems that require a change in representation or the discovery of distant associations to presented information. We likewise have only a piecemeal understanding of the thinking that underpins creative problem solving, where solutions are needed that are new to the solver. Recently there has been a growing interest in removing the mystery from insight and creativity through better specified theories and theory-driven experimentation. The chapters in this volume reflect key developments in this expanding field of insight and creativity research. Collectively, the chapters converge on a nuanced view of insight and creative thinking as often arising from the interplay between two qualitatively distinct types of processes that interact to yield sudden, surprising and innovative solutions to problems that initially seemed impenetrable and resistant to the application of inventive ideas. This dual-process perspective, which capitalises on the distinction between ‘special’ (automatic, unconscious and associative) Type 1 processes and ‘routine’ (controlled, conscious and analytic) Type 2 processes, helps advance a theoretical understanding of insight and creativity, whilst also provoking important new research questions. This book was originally published as a special issue of Thinking and Reasoning.

Author : Robert W. Weisberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108479400

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Rethinking Creativity by Robert W. Weisberg Pdf

Discover how creativity depends on inside-the-box thinking-that's right, not outside the box-and a new perspective on creative thinking.

Author : Zhou, Chunfang
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522506447

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Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education by Zhou, Chunfang Pdf

Developing students’ creative problem-solving skills is paramount to today’s teachers, due to the exponentially growing demand for cognitive plasticity and critical thinking in the workforce. In today’s knowledge economy, workers must be able to participate in creative dialogue and complex problem-solving. This has prompted institutions of higher education to implement new pedagogical methods such as problem-based and case-based education. The Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education is an essential, comprehensive collection of the newest research in higher education, creativity, problem solving, and pedagogical design. It provides the framework for further research opportunities in these dynamic, necessary fields. Featuring work regarding problem-oriented curriculum and its applications and challenges, this book is essential for policy makers, teachers, researchers, administrators, students of education.

Author : Robert W. Weisberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781119239345

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Creativity by Robert W. Weisberg Pdf

How cognitive psychology explains human creativity Conventional wisdom holds that creativity is a mysterious quality present in a select few individuals. The rest of us, the common view goes, can only stand in awe of great creative achievements: we could never paint Guernica or devise the structure of the DNA molecule because we lack access to the rarified thoughts and inspirations that bless geniuses like Picasso or Watson and Crick. Presented with this view, today's cognitive psychologists largely differ finding instead that "ordinary" people employ the same creative thought processes as the greats. Though used and developed differently by different people, creativity can and should be studied as a positive psychological feature shared by all humans. Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, Science, Invention, and the Arts presents the major psychological theories of creativity and illustrates important concepts with vibrant and detailed case studies that exemplify how to study creative acts with scientific rigor. Creativity includes: * Two in-depth case studies--Watson and Crick's modeling of the DNA structure and Picasso's painting of Guernica-- serve as examples throughout the text * Methods used by psychologists to study the multiple facets of creativity * The "ordinary thinking" or cognitive view of creativity and its challengers * How problem-solving and experience relate to creative thinking * Genius and madness and the relationship between creativity and psychopathology * The possible role of the unconscious in creativity * Psychometrics--testing for creativity and how personality factors affect creativity * Confluence theories that use cognitive, personality, environmental, and other components to describe creativity Clearly and engagingly written by noted creativity expert Robert Weisberg, Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, Science, Invention, and the Arts takes both students and lay readers on an in-depth journey through contemporary cognitive psychology, showing how the discipline understands one of the most fundamental and fascinating human abilities. "This book will be a hit. It fills a large gap in the literature. It is a well-written, scholarly, balanced, and engaging book that will be enjoyed by students and faculty alike." --David Goldstein, University of Toronto

Author : Tudor Rickards
Publisher : Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0566079615

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Creativity and Problem Solving at Work by Tudor Rickards Pdf

Creativity is not a rare talent. On the contrary, argues Tudor Rickards in this book, most people have the capacity to be creative but their potential is often untapped. Creativity at the workplace can be seen as a process of escaping from constraints, some of them self-imposed and some produced by an organizational climate unsympathetic to new thinking.

Author : Mark A. Runco,Steven R. Pritzker
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1698 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780122270758

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Encyclopedia of Creativity by Mark A. Runco,Steven R. Pritzker Pdf

This encyclopaedia provides specific information and guidance for everyone who is searching for greater understanding and inspiration. Subjects include theories of creativity, techniques for enhancing creativity, individuals who have made contributions to creativity.

Author : Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998-05-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 0126672601

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Thinking and Problem Solving by Robert J. Sternberg Pdf

Thinking and Problem-Solving presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of literature on cognition, reasoning, intelligence, and other formative areas specific to this field. Written for advanced undergraduates, researchers, and academics, this volume is a necessary reference for beginning and established investigators in cognitive and educational psychology. Thinking and Problem-Solving provides insight into questions such as: how do people solve complex problems in mathematics and everyday life? How do we generate new ideas? How do we piece together clues to solve a mystery, categorize novel events, and teach others to do the same? Provides a comprehensive literature review Covers both historical and contemporary approaches Organized for ease of use and reference Chapters authored by leading scholars

Author : Scott G. Isaksen,K. Brian Dorval,Donald J. Treffinger
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412977739

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Creative Approaches to Problem Solving by Scott G. Isaksen,K. Brian Dorval,Donald J. Treffinger Pdf

Creative Approaches to Problem Solving (CAPS) is a comprehensive text covering the well-known, cited, and used system for problem solving and creativity known as Creative Problem Solving (CPS). CPS is a flexible system used to help individuals and groups solve problems, manage change, and deliver innovation. It provides a framework, language, guidelines, and set of easy-to-use tools for understanding challenges, generating ideas and transforming promising ideas into action. Features and Benefits: - Specific objectives in each chapter for the reader - This provides a clear focus for instruction or independent learning - Practical case study introduced in the beginning of each chapter and then completed as a "rest of the story" toward the end of the chapter - This feature provides an application anchor for the reader - Upgraded mix of graphics - These updated and refreshed graphics include tables, figures, and illustrative images that are designed to provide "pictures" to go along with the word. The aim has been to aid attention, retention, and practical application - Enhanced emphasis on flexible, dynamic process-- Enables users to select and apply CPS tools, components, and stages in a meaningful way that meets their actual needs - A framework for problem solving that has been tested and applied across ages, settings, and cultures-- Readers can apply a common approach to process across many traditional "boundaries" that have limited effectives. Creative Approaches to Problem Solving has been (and continues to be) used as a core text for faculty who are teaching courses in Creative Problem Solving or Creativity and Innovation as part of an MBA program, or in Education, a course on Creativity (often as a component of certification or endorsement requirements in gifted education). It is also used as a core text for those enrolled in professional development, continuing education, or executive education programmes.

Author : Norman Raymond Frederick Maier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Creative ability
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031469930

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Problem Solving and Creativity in Individuals and Groups by Norman Raymond Frederick Maier Pdf