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Plucker, Jonathan A. – Creativity Research Journal, 2023
In 1998, Plucker and Runco provided an overview of creativity assessment, noting current issues (fluency confounds, generality vs. specificity), recent advances (predictive validity, implicit theories), and promising future directions (moving beyond divergent thinking measures, reliance on batteries of assessments, translation into practice). In…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creativity Tests, Creative Thinking, Semantics
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Ilha Villanova, Ana Luisa; Pina e Cunha, Miguel – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2021
We systematically review the concept and main characteristics of everyday creativity. First, we highlight the fact that a comprehensive definition of everyday creativity is still missing. The evidence reveals that the lack of a single approach for assessing everyday creative outcomes has led to an ambiguous understanding of this concept.…
Descriptors: Creativity, Gifted, Definitions, Ambiguity (Semantics)
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Russo, Tommaso – Sign Language Studies, 2005
This article deals with two main topics: the interplay of iconicity and metaphors in signed language discourse and the relevance of sociocultural knowledge for a full understanding of LIS metaphors. In metaphors, the iconic features of signs play a role in the creative process of determining a mental fit between two different domains. Iconicity…
Descriptors: Semantics, Figurative Language, Cognitive Processes, Sign Language