Introduction psychology

1. OBJECTIVE
After reading this unit you will be able to:
 Define Creativity
 Explain the Characteristics of Creativity
 State the Characteristics of a Creative person
 Tell the uses of Creativity tests
 Test of Creativity by using creativity tests.
CREATIVITY

2. CONCEPT OF CREATIVIVY
Creativity was believed to be a gift of God long to be found in
highly talented people.
A creative person has an inborn talent.
For example: If you draw well and you see a beautiful painting,
you begin to wonder at it's beauty. You ask yourself why you should
not paint something as beautiful as the picture you have seen. Next
day, you begin to draw or paint something of your own which is
more beautiful than that you have seen.
You know that many great poets have written poems on someone
or something that made them wonder.

3. Definitions of Creativity
“ Creativity is the capacity of a person to produce compositions.
products or ideas which are essentially new or novel and previously
unknown to the producer."
- Drevdhal, J. E.
"A process is creative when it results in a novel work that is accepted
as tenable, useful or satisfying by a group at a point in time."
- Taylor
"It is distinguished between discovery, invention and creativity by saying
that fact is discovered, theory is invented by only a masterpieces is created."
- Bronowsky

4. Characteristics of creativity
All the definitions reveal the nature & characteristics of
creativity
• Creativity is the ability to syntherise ideas or objects.
• It is a ability to create new ideas, theories or objects.
• It is a ability to develop something original.
• It knows no special medium, place, person or time.
• It is the capacity to accept challenge.

5. Though, creativity has some general characteristics, it's nature of
work differs from person to person. To the Scientist, creativity is the
ability to explore new way of extending knowledge. To the teacher, it is
the ability to discover and apply dynamic methods of teaching learning
whereas to the student it is the ability to use words and phrases in
new situations, to solve sum speedily, to prepare new types of charts,
to write essays and stories depicting new ideas. Students, till now you
learn about creativity, it's concept, characteristics. Now you will know the
characteristics of a creative personality

6. Torrance has complied a list of eighty four
characteristics of a creative person.
some of these are:-
• A creative person is very adventurous
• He is flexible in his thinking, feeling & doing
• He is very keen to explore and invent.
• He is intuitive, self disciplined, visionary & willing to
take risk

7. On the whole, creative children are constantly
probing. discovering, imaging, asking questions,
guessing and wondering. Therefore, they should be
encouraged to ask unusual questions, to explore new
ways of thinking, to try novel approaches to problem
solving, to play with ideas and material.

8. USES OF CREATIVE TEST
Creativity tests are useful in finding the nature and
amount of creativity among the children This also help us
to provide proper environment and guidance to develop
the originality of the individual in a full fledged way We can
organize various activities and situations to develop
creativity among children according to their abilities.
These are:-

9. Encouraging originality and flexibility:
Originality on the part of children in any form should be
encouraged. They should also be asked problem questions to answer In
learning a task if they need to change their methods of learning, hey
should essentially be encouraged to do it.
Removal of heritation and fear:
The cause of hantation and fear for doing any work should be
discovered and removed as far as possible.
Providing appropriate opportunities and atmosphere:
A healthy favourable atmosphere for creative thinking and expression
is an essential condition for the stimulation and nourishment of creativity
among children.

10. Developing healthy habits among children:
Industriousness, persistence, reliance and self confidence are some of the
qualities that are helpful in creative output Therefore children should be helped
to imbibe these qualities,
Using the Creative resources of the Community:
Children should be made to visit the centres of creative art or
scientific and industrial creative work, Occasionally, the creative artists,
scientists or creative persons from other fields may also invited which will be
helpful in enhancing the span of knowledge of children and kindly the spark of
creativity among them.

11. Avoidance of Blocks to Creative thinking:
Factors like conservatism, faculty methods of teaching,
rigid habits of work un sympathetic treatment should be avoided
Proper organization of the curriculum:
Curriculum should reflect what if desires from the creative children
interms of fluency, flexibility, originality, divergent thinking.
inventiveness and elaboration etc.
Use of Special Techniques:
Besides these uses, special techniques also should be used to foster
creativity, Researchers have suggested some special techniques like.

12. Brain Storming:
It is a technique which emphasizes the important of divergent
thinking. It involves generating ideas in response t some
problem in a group. It allows children to attack and solve a
problem without any inhibition or restriction.
Providing the self examples and ideals:
"Self example is better than precept. Children are very imitative
Therefore the presents, teachers and elders should try to develop
the habit of creative thinking among themselves.

13. Besides these, gaming techniques, showing with and
humane, encouraging debates, discussions, quick and
providing activities like drama, dance music etc. should be
arranged for the children to develop their creativity.
After identifying creative children adequate and
appropriate provisions should be made for their education
and training. because the future of mankind depends upon
the development of their creative potential.

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