Genius: The Natural History of Creativity
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Genius: The Natural History of Creativity presents a novel theory of genius and creativity, based on the personality characteristics of creative persons and geniuses. Starting with the fact that genius and creativity are related to psychopathology, it uses modern research into the causes of cognitive over-inclusiveness to suggest possible applications of these theories to creativity. Professor Eysenck reports experimental research to support these theories in their application to creativity, as well as considering the role of intelligence, social status, gender and many other factors that have been linked with genius and creativity. The theory traces creativity from DNA through personality to special cognitive processes to genius.
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The finding that female students scored higher in fluency, originality and total TTCT corresponds with findings in other countries.
“This finding correspond whit those found in other countries (Pila et al, 2007;Baer, 1999;Eysenck, 1995;ReisS,2002).”
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- Authors
- Eysenck, H. J.
- Corresponding author
- Eysenck, H. J.
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1995-05-11
- OpenAlex
- W4248041831
- Cited by
- 492
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.25
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychological and Educational Research Studies
- Keywords
- genius, creativity, personality, psychopathology, intelligence, social status, gender differences, heredity (biology), cognitive processes
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