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How scientists think: On-line creativity and conceptual change in science.
Abstract
This chapter reports an investigation of On-line Creativity. I present a new account of the cognitive and social mechanisms underlying complex thinking of creative scientists as they work on significant problems in contemporary science. I lay out an innovative methodology that I have developed for investigating creative and complex thinking in a realworld context. Using this method, I have discovered that there are a number of strategies that are used in contemporary science that increase scientists' likelihood of making discoveries. The findings reported in this chapter provide new insights into complex scientific thinking and will dispel many of the myths surrounding the generation of new concepts and scientific discoveries.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dunbar, K.
- Venue
- Creative thought: An investigation of conceptual structures and processes.
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Published
- 2004-10-27
- Pages
- 461-493
- OpenAlex
- W2491138228
- Cited by
- 480
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 69.34
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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