Creativity In Context

Creativity in Context is an update of The Social Psychology of Creativity, a classic text for researchers, students, and other interested readers. Creativity in Context incorporates extensive new material, going far beyond the original to provide a comprehensive picture of how the motivation for creative behavior, and creativity itself, can be influenced by the social environment.

Part 1 Understanding and Assessing Creativity -- 1 The Case for a Social Psychology of Creativity -- 2 The Meaning and Measurement of Creativity -- 3 A Consensual Technique for Creativity Assessment -- 4 A Theoretical Framework -- Part 2  Social and Environmental Influences -- 5 Effects of Evaluation on Creativity -- 6 Effects of Reward and Task Constraint -- 7 Social Facilitation, Modeling, and Motivational Orientation -- 8 Other Social and Environmental Influences -- Part 3 Implications -- 9 Implications for Enhancing Creativity -- 10 Toward a Comprehensive Psychology of Creativity