Subgroup Pressure: A Neglected Factor.

The author comments that Katz, in his article on desegregation and Negro intellectual performance ("Review of Evidence Relating to Effects of Desegregation on the Intellectual Performance of Negroes," American Psychologist, 1964, 19, 381-399; see record 1965-01781-001), lists a number of factors contributing to Negro success or failure in academic situations. Relatively neglected, however, is the observation that in any school situation social subgroups are likely to exist, and that such subgroups tend to set their own norms for behavior and accomplishment--norms which may not be exceeded without social pressure being brought to bear, not from outside, but from within the group. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A note on the remote associates test, United States culture, and creativity.

An industrial validation of a measure of creative potential, the Remote Associates Test (RAT), found the correlation between RAT scores and supervisory ratings of creativity for 31 physicists to be +.13, with 6 of the 10 high-rated scientists having very low RAT scores. These scientists do not speak English as their native language although their linguistic fluency was no different from that of the other scientists. The proportion of nonEnglish-speaking scientists in this sample is similar to that reported for eminent mathematicians; the RAT may be limited as a measure of creative potential in this occupational group. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Re Early Conditioning.

The humanist, unlike the scientist, is never surprised to find that the humanist has "always" known, by whatever mystic or intuitive means, much of what the scientist painstakingly proves. This column discusses how scientific progress to a great extent is dependent on intuition, and the truly creative scientist usually knows before he proves by scientific methods. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Biographical data and the identification of creative research personnel.

Biographical data items were weighted and cross-validated for the identification of creative research personnel. Significant linear, partial linear, multiple, and multiple-partial correlations are presented between no previous experience (NPE) and previous experience (PE) keys and a variety of creativity criteria. A behavioral and perceptual image of the creative scientist is presented, together with a discussion of the communality inherent in various criteria of creativity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

浅谈艺术欣赏在高职院校中对创造力培养的作用

素质教育是培养学生具有创新精神,能够进行创新思维,全面发展的高素质人才的有效途径之一。艺术欣赏是素质教育的有机组成部分。欣赏者通过对艺术作品再创造的视觉思维过程,使欣赏者的联想、想象、幻想等能力得到培养,这种过程能激发欣赏者思维的飞跃,产生新的思想,产生创造力。特别在高职院校中这种教育的独特作用是其它学科所无法替代的。     

A qualitative case study of the impact of environmental and personal factors on prominent Turkish writers.

This study investigates environmental factors that impact the lives of highly creative writers, specifically, novelists in a specific sociocultural context, Turkey. A qualitative multiple case study where the participants were four highly acclaimed Turkish novelists—Ya?ar Kemal (b. 1923, male), Adalet A?ao?lu (b. 1927, female), Mario Levi (b. 1957, male), and Latife Tekin (b. 1957, female)—was conducted. Interviews with the participants, as well as other printed documents related to the participants were used as data sources. The constant comparative method (Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Lincoln & Guba, 1985) was used as the method of analysis. This article presents the overarching themes that emerged from the data and the general conclusions of the analysis. Findings emphasize the importance of various environmental factors, emotional and professional support networks, and participants’ self-efficacy for the participants’ creativity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Linear and network trajectories in creative lives: A case study of Walter and Roberto Burle Marx.

Two major trajectories appear in the creativity literature: linear trajectories, marked by acquisition of expertise through extensive practice leading to unique mastery; and network trajectories, wherein the creator is productive in several enterprises that interact. Between these poles are creators whose fields require understanding beyond a single domain. Both expertise and network aspects are needed in creativity. This case study focuses on how Walter and Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian brothers who represent opposite ends of the continuum, embroidered their lives and included aspects from the opposite poles. Walter, representing the linear trajectory, became a pianist, conductor, musical promoter, and composer. Roberto, representing the network trajectory, created the field of tropical landscape design from his interests in art, music, plants, and nature. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

基于TRIZ理论的创新人才培养探析

以“计算机网络”这一课程教学为典型案例,探讨了TRIZ理论应用于创新人才培养的可行性与重要意义。     

家居空间环境中文化创意与设计风格的探讨

家居空间规划是家居设计中的重要组成部分之一,它可以对整个家居环境起到一个导航的作用。设计源自创意,创意离不开文化,不同的家居空间结构在诠释空间规划布局概念时由于文化创意的不同有可能造成截然不同的设计风格。在探讨家居环境设计时,文化创意与设计风格是两个不可忽略的因素。     

论现代公益海报设计的创意与表现

为提高现代社会错综复杂的环境下公益海报的设计水平,扩大其宣传功能,更好地体现其社会价值,就必须通过多种途径丰富公益海报设计的创意与表现,提高其感染力,同时还要注重设计元素的简洁和形式与内容的统一。