1. Christiane Kirsch
Todd Lubart
Claude Houssemand
Hybrid Approach to
Creativity: Arts, Science and
Everyday Life
The investigation of domain specificity by means of structural models is
undoubtedly one of the most cutting edge subjects in creativity research.
Whereas the dominant approach conceives creativity as a general capacity,
a more recent approach conceives creativity as domain specific. Three
major domains of creative expression are often identified: art, science, and
everyday life. The hybrid approach reconciles the domain-general and
domain-specific paradigms by including domain-general, domain-specific,
and even task specific features. The present research explored the hybrid
approach. The cognitive-conative creative profile was investigated in the
domains of art, science, and everyday life. The artistic creative profile of
architects was compared to the scientific creative profile of social scientists
and the everyday creative profile of the general population. The
differential approach to creativity, integrating both domain-general and
domain-specific features, was supported. This book establishes different
creative profiles with regard to specific domains of creative expression.
Christiane Kirsch has a doctoral degree in psychology. She is an upcoming
art therapist with professional dance experience, a passionate fashion
blogger and photographer. The investigation of the creative profile
allows her to make a fruitful connection between theory and practice;
her research inspires her artistic activities and vice versa.
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