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Genius and Creativity Selected Papers
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Dean Keith Simonton
Book Code: AB2563
ISBN: 1-56750-256-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-256-5
Ablex Publishing
Publication: 3/12/1997
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
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Description: What underlies the worlds most acclaimed acts of creative genius? Can we predict who has the capacity to become a noble creator? These are just a sample of questions addressed by the studies in this book, tackled by the author in unique fashion. He first compiles large databases on samples of eminent creators and their products. The databases, which may include both biographical and historical information, as well as characteristics on the creations, are then subjected to advanced statistical analyses. In this way, the investigator can tease out the factors that led to the achievements of an Archimedes, Descartes, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, or Beethoven. We can also discover the reasons for the phenomenal success of certain masterpieces. By using these historiometric methods, psychologists can enhance our scientific comprehension of the most important phenomena of human behavior - creativity and genius.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction- Robert Albert
  • SOCIOCULTURAL DETERMINANTS
  • 1975: Sociocultural Context of Individual Creativity: A Transhistorical Time-Series Analysis
  • 1984: Artistic Creativity and Interpersonal Relationships Across and Within Generations
  • 1988: Galtonian Genius, Kroeberian Configurations, and Emulation: A Generational Time-Series Analysis of Chinese Civilization
  • BIOGRAPHICAL DETERMINANTS
  • 1976: Biographical Determinants of Achieved Eminence: A Multiprivate Approach to the Cox Data
  • 1991: Emergence and Realization of Genius: The Lives and Works of 120 Classical Composers
  • 1991: Latent-Variable Models Posthumous Reputation: A Quest for Galton's G.
  • 1992: Leaders of American Psychology, 1879-1967: Career Development, Creative Output, and Professional Achievement
  • AGE AND CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY
  • 1977: Creative Productivity, Age, and Stress: A Biographical Time-Series Analysis of 10 Classical Composers
  • 1989: The Swan-Song Phenomenon: Last-Works Effects for 172 Classical Composers
  • 1991: Career Landmarks in Science: Individual Differences and Interdisciplinary Contrasts
  • AESTHETIC ORIGINALITY AND SUCCESS
  • 1980: Thematic Fame, Melodic Originality, and Musical Zeitgeist: A Biographical and Transhistorical Content Analysis
  • 1990: Lexical Choices and Aesthetic Success: A Computer Content Analysis of 154 Shakespeare Sonnets

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