Creativity and intelligence
There has been debate in the psychological literature about whether intelligence and creativity are part of the same process (the conjoint hypothesis) or represent distinct mental processes (the disjoint hypothesis). […]
Creativity and mental health
A study by psychologist J. Philippe Rushton found creativity to correlate with intelligence and psychoticism. Another study found creativity to be greater in schizotypal than in either normal or schizophrenic individuals. […]
Distinguishing between creativity and innovation
It is often useful to explicitly distinguish between creativity and innovation. […]
Creativity and affect at work
Three patterns may exist between affect and creativity at work: positive (or negative) mood, or change in mood, predictably precedes creativity; […]
Creativity and negative affect relations
On the other hand, some theorists have suggested that negative affect leads to greater creativity. […]
Creativity and positive affect relations
According to Isen, positive affect has three primary effects on cognitive activity:Positive affect makes additional cognitive material available for processing, increasing the number of cognitive elements available for association; […]
Introduction to Creativity
Creativity is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. […]