This course is available on the BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students. This course examines the social and psychological basis of creativity and innovation. The course is therefore suitable for students enrolled in other programmes who wish to enrich their understanding by drawing on detailed understanding of the psychological and cultural processes that underpin thought and behaviour.
This course is available on the BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students. This course examines the social and psychological basis of creativity and innovation. The course is therefore suitable for students enrolled in other programmes who wish to enrich their understanding by drawing on detailed understanding of the psychological and cultural processes that underpin thought and behaviour.
10 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the LT.
1. Take-home multiple choice quiz in the LT 2. Essay in the LT 3. Group presentation in the LT
Kaufman, J. C., & Sternberg, R. J. (2010). The Cambridge handbook of creativity. Cambridge University Press. (especially history (chapter 1) , theories (chapter 2), assessment (chapter 3), organizational creativity (chapter 8), developmental approaches to creativity (chapter 12), and functional creativity(chapter 16) and individual and group creativity (chapter 19)) Bechtoldt, M.N., De Dreu, C.K., Nijstad, B.A., and Choi, H.S. (2010). Motivated information processing, social tuning, and group creativity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99(4), 622. Maddux, W.W., and Galinsky, A.D. (2009). Cultural borders and mental barriers: The relationship between living abroad and creativity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96(5), 1047-1061. Mainemelis, C. (2010). Stealing fire: Creative deviance in the evolution of new ideas. Academy of Management Review, 35(4), 558-578. Paulus, P.B. and Yang, H.C. (2000). Idea generation in groups: A basis for creativity in organisations. Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes, 82(1), 76-87. Zittoun, T. & Gillespie, A. (2016). Imagination in human and cultural development. London: Routledge.] Students will be expected to read essential readings plus additional reading from the primary literature each class. These readings will be provided in the course outline.
Essay (100%, 2500 words) in the LT.