Creative mythconceptions: A closer look at the evidence for the "mad genius" hypothesis.

Many people believe that the “mad genius” notion, which has been a favorite cultural fixture for centuries, is based on established scientific fact. Much of the evidence for the connection between great creativity and great pathology, particularly affective disorder, comes from the writings of psychiatrists Nancy Andreasen and Arnold K. Ludwig and psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison. For two decades, their studies and books have been widely referenced in both the popular and professional press without critique or comment and often without much detail, suggesting that few people have spent much time with the originals. This article examines their most influential works, encouraging readers to evaluate this evidence for themselves, because the author believes that many of their claims have had unfortunate implications for the perception of creativity and the credibility of psychological research in general. The author considers the inherent difficulties of generating any scientific findings in this area, and concludes by discussing the signs of a hopeful trend to celebrate, rather than pathologize, people with exceptional gifts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Problem identification and construction: What do we know, what is the future?

Many cognitive process theories of creativity include an initial process of problem identification, definition, and construction. Previous research suggests that problem identification and construction is related to creativity, and that creative individuals and experts tend to engage in problem identification and construction. Finally, previous research suggests that inducing active engagement in problem identification and construction, through instructions or training, facilitates creativity. The authors offer views regarding important future direction for researchers in this area. Specifically, issues regarding methodology, the relationship between personality and values and how problems are constructed, and problem identification and construction in teams are suggested as important avenues for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

In search of the unexpected: Finding creativity in the micromoments of the classroom.

This article explores how micromoments of the classroom--brief, easy-to-miss interactions between teachers and students--can play a large role in determining whether students' creative potential is supported or undermined. One particular micromoment, which occurs when students' unexpected ideas are dismissed by teachers, is examined. Potential reasons why teachers might routinely dismiss student ideas, consequences of such dismissals for students, and considerations for addressing this problem are also discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Divergent thinking ability is related to faster relatedness judgments.

Creativity is commonly defined as the novel and useful combination of concepts previously thought to be unrelated. Fundamentally, this process rests on the ability to judge relatedness between concepts. The authors conducted an experiment to test the connection between divergent thinking ability and the speed of judging relatedness. Our results demonstrated that people with higher divergent thinking ability are faster in judging whether two concepts are related or unrelated. In real life, this can lead to a substantial advantage in the number of potentially useful relationships that could be assessed per unit of time. Equally important, there was no link between IQ and speed of judging relatedness. These results are interpreted in relation to a recently proposed model of creative cognition suggesting that creative people are faster in information processing under conditions of low ambiguity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

小湾水电站建设中的几个技术难题

小湾水电站混凝土双曲拱坝是即将建成的世界最高拱坝,许多技术难题当属世界第一,工程建设极具挑战性.结合对关键技术的研究实践与认识,介绍了工程建设中遇到并成功攻克的多项主要技术难题,如:700 m高工程边坡处理、坝基岩体开挖卸荷松驰、拱坝混凝土温控防裂、泄洪消能及雾化研究、拱坝抗震安全等.     

试论认知风格与创造力

随着认知心理学的发展，对认知风格研究的深入，逐渐把认知风格与创造力联系起来，视认知风格是影响创造力的重要因素之一。本从认知风格发展和认知风格类型两个方面来探讨对创造力的影响，以期培养出具有创造性认知风格的人才。     

多视角服务导向对服务创新行为的跨层次影响机制

目的基于多层次理论方法,从工作投入视角探讨多视角服务导向对服务创新行为的多层次作用机理。方法对辽宁30家接待服务企业管理者和员工进行多阶段调研,综合运用SPSS、AMOS与HLM工具进行分析。结果组织服务导向正向影响工作投入;个体服务导向正向影响工作投入;组织服务导向正向调节个体服务导向和工作投入之间的关系;工作投入正向影响创造力和创造执行力;在组织服务导向与个体服务导向对创造力和创造执行力的交互作用之间,以工作投入为中介;组织服务导向正向影响聚合创造力和创造执行力。结论研究成果无论在理论上还是在指导管理实践方面都具有较重要的意义。     

体育教学与新课标

新《体育与健康课程标准》要求的体育教学对体育教师提出了更高的要求.教师在教学过程中必须逐步从按照体育教学大纲实施教学转变为根据新课标各学习阶段运动目标及学生兴趣爱好选择教学内容来实施教学。教师也必须从讲授者转化为学习情境的创设者、课程内容的提供者.以学生运动兴趣及个性特点为主要目标,以完成各个学习阶段运动水平目标为目的,从而进一步促进学生身心发展,养成自我参与体育锻炼及终身体育的意识。     

口语训练与培养外语创造力

分析了中西方英语口语训练之间的差异和机械口语教法的利弊,提出通过培养语言创造能力,来提高学生的语言交际水平,从而使学生能用英语流利地交谈.     

论隐性知识及其获取能力的培养

为激发大学生的创造潜能，阐述隐性知识在创新中的重要作用，通过理论和实践分析，探讨如何在大学生的实践教学中，拓宽获取隐性知识的途径，提出了改进大学实践教学，提高大学生创造力的对策．