The Progress and Trends of Domains of Creativity: From Opposition to Conciliation

Abstract

Abstract: Is creativity domain-general or domain-specific? This is a primary issue that should be considered in the field of creativity research. The domains of creativity have always been controversial on some basic problems, such as definition and research methods of creativity. This paper reviewed theoretical perspectives as well as empirical evidences on whether the creativity is domain-specific or domain-general. And, based on this, we illustrated the existing questions of today′s research about creativity with domain-specific or domain-general which is in a dilemma, and demonstrated that researches related to this topic were fusing together instead of former opposition. Future studies should further refine the sub-dimensions of creativity as well as strengthen the exploration of creativity training based on the syncretic theory of creativity, so as to reveal a whole picture of the domains of creativity with multiple methods and techniques according to the research ways of behavioristic-historical surveying-cognitive neuroscience-genomics.

Key words: creativity, domain generality, domain specificity, conciliation

摘要： 创造力究竟是领域一般性的还是领域特殊性的？这一争论是创造力研究面临的首要问题。由于它涉及创造力的内涵、研究方法等基本问题，所以长期以来一直颇具争议。在系统梳理创造力领域特殊性与领域一般性观点及其研究证据的基础上，指出了创造力领域性研究面临的诸多质疑和困境，并从理论探索和实证研究进展两个层面论证了创造力领域性研究逐步呈现出从对立转向融合的趋势。未来研究应以创造力领域融合性理论为基础，进一步细化创造力领域性的二级子维度，加强基于创造力培养的实践探索，并按照行为学—测量学—认知神经科学—基因学的研究主线，综合使用多种方法和技术手段来揭示创造力领域性研究的全貌。

关键词: 创造力, 领域一般性, 领域特殊性, 融合

CLC Number:

B842.5

Lin suqin, Shen Chaonan, Duan Haijun, Hu Weiping. The Progress and Trends of Domains of Creativity: From Opposition to Conciliation[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2016, 14(3): 426-432.

蔺素琴,申超男,段海军,胡卫平. 创造力的领域性研究进展：从对立到融合的转向[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2016, 14(3): 426-432.

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