Showing papers by "Dean Keith Simonton published in 2019"
TL;DR: The mad-genius controversy concerning the relation between creativity and psychopathology is one of the oldest and most contentious in the behavioral sciences as mentioned in this paper, and it thus becomes apparent that the subject should continue to attract empirical and theoretical work well into the future.
Abstract: The mad-genius controversy concerning the relation between creativity and psychopathology is one of the oldest and most contentious in the behavioral sciences. Although the prevailing consensus is that the debate is not specious, it is also evident that its scientific resolution is far more complicated than a mere yes–no decision. To illustrate this complexity, this article examines seven central issues that must be addressed in future research: target persons, mental disorders, creative domains, specific hypotheses, quantitative assessments, data analyses, and theoretical explanations. It thus becomes apparent that the subject should continue to attract empirical and theoretical work well into the future.
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01 Jan 2019
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25 Jul 2019
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01 Jun 2019
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the career, main areas of research interest, chosen research methods and share their thoughts about the future of research on creativity and effectiveness in scientific work.
Abstract: Abstract In the interview with Dean Keith Simonton, one of most prolific creativity researchers, we discuss his career, main areas of research interest, chosen research methods and share his thoughts about the future of research on creativity and effectiveness in scientific work.
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Columbia University1, Harvard University2, Wellesley College3, University of Connecticut4, University of Wrocław5, University of Paris6, University of Bergen7, Johns Hopkins University8, University of Nebraska–Lincoln9, University of Antioquia10, University of California11, University of Brasília12, Cornell University13
TL;DR: In this article, 20 scholars representing diverse lines of creativity research discuss a conceptual shift within the field and propose a set of propositions to guide our understanding of past research and to generate new directions of inquiry and practice.
Abstract: This manifesto, discussed by 20 scholars, representing diverse lines of creativity research, marks a conceptual shift within the field. Socio-cultural approaches have made substantial contributions to the concept of creativity over recent decades and today can provide a set of propositions to guide our understanding of past research and to generate new directions of inquiry and practice. These propositions are urgently needed in response to the transition from the Information Society to the Post-Information Society. Through the propositions outlined here, we aim to build common ground and invite the community of creativity researchers and practitioners to reflect up, study, and cultivate creativity as a socio-cultural phenomenon.
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TL;DR: It has become apparent many decades later that White's inquiry into the versatility of genius remains the most rigorous empirical treatment of the subject-a subject that encompasses the fascinating topic of polymathy as well (Cassandro & Simonton, 2010).
Abstract: Lewis M. Terman's publication list is impressively long. Even a selective bibliography includes around three dozen articles and books (Watson, 1974). Yet by many standards of authorship assignment, one significant contribution is invariably omitted: the paper "The Versatility of Genius" nominally sole-authored by Ralph K. White in 1931. To see why, it is necessary to place this article in the context of two careers-Terman's and White's. Terman (1940) discussed White's (1931) key results in his overview of "Psychological Approaches to the Biography of Genius." In that article, Terman's appreciation for the study seems much greater than the author's own. No criticisms even mentioned. Furthermore, it has become apparent many decades later that White's inquiry into the versatility of genius remains the most rigorous empirical treatment of the subject-a subject that encompasses the fascinating topic of polymathy as well (Cassandro & Simonton, 2010). Hence, why not give White's (1931) inquiry the attention it deserves? Just add the reference to Terman's curriculum vita with an asterisk indicating White's mentor as covert coauthor! (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: In this paper, a method uniquely designed to study the "psychology of genius" by applying quantitative measurement and statistics to historical and biographical data is presented. But the technique is limited to the case of contemporary creators living in Western or at least highly-westernized societies.
Abstract: The social nature of creativity becomes rather conspicuous when studying creative genius. Not only do exceptional creators exert a phenomenal impact on the larger society and culture, but they are also very much the products of the sociocultural system. Yet several methodological problems confront the application of standard research methods in the case of creative genius. First, to comprehend this phenomenon fully requires that these creators be deceased, for only then can their sociocultural impact be accurately accessed (e.g., the “test of time”). That requirement immediately rules out laboratory experiments, surveys, psychometric assessments, and interviews. Second, a comprehensive understanding requires a transhistorical and cross-cultural perspective that examines the full range of social conditions responsible for the emergence (and non-emergence) of creative genius. Standard methods, in contrast, are extremely limited with respect to both time and place—to wit, contemporary creators living in Western or at least highly-Westernized societies. Hence arises a method uniquely designed to study the “psychology of genius” by applying quantitative measurement and statistics to historical and biographical data—the technique known as historiometrics or historiometry. The remainder of the chapter is devoted to outlining the key features of this method, including case sampling, unit definition, variable measurement, and statistical analysis.
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