172
Views
12
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
General theory

Creative thought: Structure, components, and educational implications

Pages 14-19 | Received 01 Jan 1997, Accepted 01 Jun 1997, Published online: 20 Jan 2010

References

  • Arieti , S. 1976 . Creativity: The magic synthesis , New York : Basic Books .
  • Baer , J. 1994 . Divergent thinking is not a general trait: A multidomain training experiment . Creativity Research Journal , 7 : 35 – 46 .
  • Baughman , W. A. and Mumford , M. D. 1995 . Process‐analytic models of creative capacities: Operations influencing the combination‐and‐reorganization process . Creativity Research Journal , 8 : 37 – 62 .
  • Bull , K. S. , Montgomery , D. and Baloche , L. 1995 . Teaching creativity at the college level: A synthesis of curricular components perceived as important by instructors . Creativity Research Journal , 8 : 83 – 90 .
  • Callahan , C. M. 1991 . “ The assessment of creativity ” . In Handbook of gifted education , Edited by: Colangelo , N. and Davis , G. A. 219 – 235 . Needham Heights, MA : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Campbell , J. P. , McCloy , R. A. , Oppler , S. H. and Sager , C. E. 1993 . “ A theory of performance ” . In Personnel selection in organizations , Edited by: Schmitt , N. and Borman , W. C. 35 – 70 . San Francisco, CA : Jossey Bass .
  • Carlson , W. B. and Gorman , M. E. 1992 . “ A cognitive framework to understand technological creativity: Bell, Edison, and the telephone ” . In Inventive minds: Creativity in technology , Edited by: Weber , R. J. and Perkins , D. N. 48 – 79 . New York : Oxford Press .
  • Carr , M. , Alexander , J. and Schwanenflugel , P. 1996 . Where gifted children do and do not excel on metacognitive tasks . Roeper Review , 18 : 212 – 215 .
  • Chi , M. T. , Bassock , M. , Lewis , M. W. , Reimann , P. and Glaser , R. 1989 . Self‐explanations: How students study and use examples in learning to solve problems . Cognitive Science , 13 : 145 – 182 .
  • Dallob , P. I. and Dominowski , R. L. Erroneous solutions to verbal insight problems: Fixation or insufficient monitoring? . Paper presented at the meetings of the Western Psychological Association . Portland, OR.
  • Davidson , J. E. 1995 . “ The suddenness of insight ” . In The nature of insight , Edited by: Sternberg , R. J. and Davidson , J. E. 125 – 155 . Cambridge, MA : MIT Press .
  • Davis , G. A. 1991 . “ Teaching Creative Thinking ” . In Handbook of gifted education , Edited by: Colangelo , N. and Davis , G. A. 236 – 244 . Needham Heights, MA : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Dewey , J. 1910 . How we think , Boston, MA : Heath .
  • Dienes , Z. 1992 . Connectionist and memory‐array models of artificial grammar learning . Cognitive Science , 16 : 41 – 79 .
  • Dudeck , S. Z. and Cote , R. 1994 . “ Problem finding revisited ” . In Problem finding, problem solving, and creativity , Edited by: Runco , M. A. 130 – 152 . Norwood, NJ : Ablex .
  • Epstein , S. 1994 . Integration of the cognitive and the psychodynamic unconscious . American Psychologist , 49 : 709 – 724 .
  • Ericsson , K. A. and Charness , N. 1994 . Expert performance: Its structure and acquisition . American Psychologist , 49 : 725 – 747 .
  • Eysenck , H. J. “ Creativity and personality ” . In Creativity research handbook , Edited by: Runco , M. A. Cresskill, NY : Hampton . (in press)
  • Finke , R. A. 1995 . “ Creative insight and preinventive forms ” . In The nature of insight , Edited by: Sternberg , R. J. and Davidson , J. E. 255 – 280 . Cambridge, MA : MIT Press .
  • Finke , R. A. , Ward , T. B. and Smith , S. M. 1992 . Creative cognition: Theory, research, and applications , Cambridge, MA : MIT Press .
  • Gardner , H. 1983 . Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences , New York : Basic Books .
  • Gentner , D. , Ratterman , M. J. and Forbus , K. D. 1993 . The roles of similarity in transfer: Separating retrievability from inferential soundness . Cognitive Psychology , 25 : 524 – 575 .
  • Goldschmidt , G. 1991 . The dialectics of sketching . Creativity Research Journal , 4 : 123 – 143 .
  • Heinzen , T. E. , Mills , C. and Cameron , P. 1993 . Scientific innovation potential . Creativity Research Journal , 6 : 261 – 269 .
  • Holyoak , K. J. and Spellman , B. A. 1993 . Thinking . Annual Review of Psychology , 44 : 265 – 315 .
  • Houtz , J. C. and Frankel , A. D. 1992 . Effects of incubation and imagery training on creativity . Creativity Research Journal , 5 : 183 – 189 .
  • Isaksen , S. G. and Parres , S. J. 1985 . Curriculum planning for creative thinking and problem solving . Journal of Creative Behavior , 19 : 1 – 29 .
  • Jausovec , N. and Bakracevik , K. 1995 . What can heart rate tell us about the creative process? . Creativity Research Journal , 8 : 11 – 24 .
  • Kaizer , C. and Shore , B. M. 1995 . Strategy flexibility in more and less competent students on mathematical word problems . Creativity Research Journal , 8 : 77 – 82 .
  • Kay , S. 1994 . From theory to practice: Promoting problem‐finding behavior in children . Roeper Review , 16 : 195 – 197 .
  • Keane , M. T. 1991 . Consciousness, analogy, and creativity . Behavioral and Brain Sciences , 14 : 682
  • Martindale , C. 1990 . The clockwork muse: The predictability of artistic change , New York : Basic Books .
  • Martinsen , O. 1993 . Insight problems revisited: The influence of cognitive styles and experience on creative problem solving . Creativity Research Journal , 6 : 435 – 447 .
  • Mednick , S. A. and Mednick , M. T. 1967 . Examiner's manual: Remote Associations Test , Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin .
  • Merrifield , P. R. , Guilford , J. P. , Christensen , P. R. and Frick , J. W. 1962 . The role of intellectual factors in problem solving . Psychological Monographs , 76 : 1 – 21 .
  • Metcalfe , S. 1986 . Feeling of knowing in memory and problem solving . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition , 12 : 288 – 294 .
  • Mumford , M. D. , Baughman , W. A. , Maher , M. A. , Costanza , D. P. and Supinski , E. P. in press . Process‐based measures of creative problem‐solving skills: Overall prediction . Creativity Research Journal ,
  • Mumford , M. D. , Baughman , W. A. and Sager , C. E. “ Picking the right material: Cognitive processing skills and their role in creative thought ” . In Critical creative thought , Edited by: Runco , M. A. Hillsdale, NJ : Erlbaum . in press
  • Mumford , M. D. , Baughman , W. A. , Supinski , E. P. , Costanza , D. P. and Threlfall , K. V. in press . Process‐based measures of creative problem solving skills: Overall prediction . Creativity Research Journal ,
  • Mumford , M. D. and Connelly , M. S. 1993 . Cases of invention: A review of Weber and Perkins’ “Inventive minds: Creativity in technology.” . Contemporary Psychology , 38 : 1210 – 1212 .
  • Mumford , M. D. , Costanza , D. P. , Threlfall , K. V. , Baughman , W. A. and Reiter‐Palmon , R. 1993 . Personality variables and problem‐construction activities: An exploratory investigation . Creativity Research Journal , 6 : 365 – 389 .
  • Mumford , M. D. and Gustafson , S. B. “ Creative thought: Cognition and problem solving in dynamic systems ” . In Creativity research handbook , Edited by: Runco , M. A. Cresskill, NY : Hampton . (in press)
  • Mumford , M. D. , Mobley , M. I. , Uhlman , C. E. , Reiter‐Palmon , R. and Doares , L. 1991 . Process analytic models of creative capacities . Creativity Research Journal , 4 : 91 – 122 .
  • Mumford , M. D. , Reiter‐Palmon , R. and Redmond , M. R. 1994 . “ Problem construction and cognition: Applying problem representations in ill‐defined domains ” . In Problem finding, problem solving, and creativity , Edited by: Runco , M. A. 3 – 39 . Norwood, NJ : Ablex .
  • Mumford , M. D. , Zaccaro , G. C. , Harding , F. A. and Fleishman , E. A. The thinking leader: Developing leaders for a complex world , Hillsdale, NJ : Erlbaum . (in press)
  • Policastro , E. 1995 . Creative intuition: An integrative review . Creativity Research Journal , 8 : 99 – 113 .
  • Proctor , R. A. 1993 . Computer stimulated associations . Creativity Research Journal , 6 : 391 – 400 .
  • Qin , Y. and Simon , H. A. 1990 . Laboratory replication of scientific discovery processes . Cognitive Science , 14 : 281 – 312 .
  • Reber , A. S. 1989 . Implicit learning and tacit knowledge . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General , 118 : 219 – 235 .
  • Reeves , L. M. and Weisburg , R. W. 1994 . The role of content and information in analogical transfer . Psychological Bulletin , 115 : 381 – 400 .
  • Reiter‐Palmon , R. , Mumford , M. D. , Boes , J. A. and Runco , M. A. 1995 . Problem construction and creativity: The role of ability, cure consistency, and active processing , Fairfax, VA : Authors .
  • Renzulli , J. S. 1994 . Schools for talent development: A practical plan for total school improvement , Mansfield Center, CT : Creative Learning Press .
  • Renzulli , J. S. and Purcell , J. H. 1996 . Gifted education: A look around and a look ahead . Roeper Review , 18 : 168 – 172 .
  • Runco , M. A. and Chand , I. 1994 . “ Problem finding, evaluative thinking, and creativity ” . In Problem finding, problem solving, and creativity , Edited by: Runco , M. A. 40 – 76 . Norwood, NJ : Ablex .
  • Sawyer , K. 1992 . Improvisational creativity: An analysis of jazz performance . Creativity Research Journal , 5 : 253 – 264 .
  • Seger , C. A. 1994 . Implicit learning . Psychological Bulletin , 115 : 163 – 196 .
  • Seifert , C. M. , Meyer , D. E. , Davidson , N. , Patalano , A. L. and Yaniv , I. 1995 . “ Demystification of cognitive insight: Opportunistic assimilation and the prepared‐mind perspective ” . In The nature of insight , Edited by: Sternberg , R. J. and Davidson , J. E. 65 – 124 . Cambridge, MA : MIT Press .
  • Snow , R. E. and Swanson , J. 1992 . Instructional psychology: Aptitude, adaptation, and assessment . Annual Review of Psychology , 43 : 583 – 626 .
  • Sternberg , R. J. 1986 . Toward a unified theory of human reasoning . Intelligence , 10 : 281 – 314 .
  • Sternberg , R. J. and Clinkenbeard , P. R. 1995 . The triarchic model applied to identifying, teaching, and assessing gifted children . Roeper Review , 17 : 255 – 260 .
  • Sternberg , R. J. and Lubart , T. I. 1991 . An investment theory of creativity and its implications for development . Human Development , 34 : 1 – 31 .
  • Sternberg , R. J. and Lubart , T. I. 1995 . Defying the crowd: Cultivating creativity in a culture of conformity , New York : Free Press .
  • Stocki , R. 1991 . In search for long cognitive processes: Mental speed and mobility in pausing behavior . Personality and Individual Differences , 12 : 835 – 843 .
  • Suler , J. R. and Rizziello , J. 1987 . Imagery and verbal processes in creativity . Journal of Creative Behavior , 21 : 1 – 6 .
  • Thagard , P. 1989 . Explanatory coherence . Behavioral and Brain Sciences , 12 : 435 – 502 .
  • Treffinger , D. J. , Sortore , M. R. and Cross , J. A. Jr. 1993 . “ Programs and strategies for nurturing creativity ” . In International handbook for research and development of giftedness and talent , Edited by: Heller , K. A. , Monks , F. J. and Passon , A. H. 555 – 567 . Oxford, , England : Pergamon Press .
  • Walberg , H. J. and Herbig , M. P. 1991 . “ Developing talent, creativity, and eminence ” . In Handbook of gifted education , Edited by: Colangelo , N. and Davis , G. A. 245 – 255 . Needham Heights, MA : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Wallas , G. 1926 . The art of thought , New York : Harcourt‐Brace .
  • Ward , T. B. Structured imagination: The role of conceptual structure in exemplar generation . Paper presented at the meeting of the Psychonomic Society . San Francisco, CA.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.