1. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts APA Division 10

2. What is creativity? Something creativity is both novel and appropriate. Novelty: generating new ideas Usefulness: relevant and appropriate ideas

3. What is creativity? “Creativity is the interaction among aptitude, process, and environment by which an individual or group produces a perceptible product that is both novel and useful as defined within a social context” Plucker, Beghetto, & Dow, 2004 (p. 90)

4. How can we study creativity? The Four “P”s The Creative Person The Creative Process The Creative Product The Creative Press (aka Environment)

5. What is aesthetics? Beauty in art and science What is pleasing to the eye

6. Why should we study creativity? Guilford’s (1950) presidential address argued that creativity was a key issue needing to be thoroughly researched Global competitiveness Creativity is a necessity to survive Creative people tend to be happier and more successful

7. How can we measure creativity? Torrance Test for Creative Thinking Creative Personality Assessments Consensual Assessment Technique Peer, Teacher, and Self Ratings

8. What is the relationship between creativity and intelligence? Creativity often appears in models of intelligence: –Sternberg’s Triarchic Model –Guilford’s Structure of Intellect Creativity and intelligence tend to be slightly but significantly related.

9. Relevant Professional Organizations APA Division 10—The Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics and Creativity in the Arts http://www.apa.org/divisions/div10/ International Association of Empirical Aesthetics http://www.science-of-aesthetics.org/ National Association for Gifted Children http://www.nagc.org