- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (406 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Summary
- This book explores the development of cognitive skills related to reasoning and creativity, two strands that can intertwine to work together at times but may also be at odds. Spontaneity and freedom from constraint, characteristic of the thinking of young children, may be essential to creativity, which has prompted many to question how much we lose as we progress through childhood. Research and common sense tell us that effort, practice, and study are necessary for the highest levels of creative accomplishment, yet such intentional exertions seem antithetical to these hallmarks of creativity. In this revised and expanded second edition, leading scholars shed new light on creativity's complex relationship to the acquisition of domain-based skills and the development of more general logical reasoning skills. Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development will be an essential reference for researchers, psychologists, and teachers seeking to better understand the most up-to-date work in the field.
- Series Statement
- Current Perspectives in Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Uniform Title
- Current Perspectives in Social and Behavioral Sciences.
- Alternative Title
- Creativity & Reason in Cognitive Development
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 May 2016).
- OCLC
- CR9781139941969
- Title
Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development / edited by James C. Kaufman, John Baer.
- Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Edition
2nd ed.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
Current Perspectives in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Current Perspectives in Social and Behavioral Sciences.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Kaufman, James C., editor.
Baer, John, editor.
- Other Form:
Print version: 9781107079571