http://hdl.handle.net/11320/20169 2026-07-05T01:44:25Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/20233 Tytuł: Aesthetic Experience and Creativity of Expert Cultural Entrepreneurs in Colombia: A Qualitative Study Autorzy: Monroy, Ernesto; Gutierrez-Gonzalez, Lisseth; Barrios, Diana Abstrakt: This qualitative research addresses the psychological study of the confluence between aesthetic experience and creative process in cultural entrepreneurs, taking into account that research in Psychology of Aesthetics and Psychology of Creativity is necessary to achieve a better understanding of innovation in creative industries. We conducted a qualitative study on the role of aesthetic experience in the creative process, through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 12 expert cultural entrepreneurs from the Colombian Caribbean. As a result of a thematic analysis, we found that aesthetic experience is a relevant guide in the creativity of cultural entrepreneurs, usually represented in receptivity to aes thetic sensations that emerge during the creative process. Also, in the midst of the creative process, the entrepreneurs try to maintain a balance between individual and collective needs. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/20182 Tytuł: Assessing Creativity in a Greek Sample: Reliability and Validity of Two Predictors and Two Criteria Autorzy: Runco, Mark A.; Giannouli, Vaitsa; Ayoub, Alaa Eldin A.; Alabbasi, Ahmed M. Abdulla Abstrakt: The present investigation assessed the reliability and predictive validity of four creativity measures with a Greek sample (N = 433). Two of the measures were predictors of creativity. One of these was the How Would You Describe Yourself (HWYDY) and the other Creative Attitudes and Values (CA&V). The other two measures were criteria of creativity. One of these was Creative Activities and Accomplishments Checklist and the other the Runco Ideational Behavior Scale. Versions of these measures have previously demonstrated good psychometric properties in other samples, but these may not apply to a Greek sample. Indeed, the present analyses uncovered an idiosyncrasy. Correlational analyses indicated that three of the measures were reliable in the Greek sample but one—the HWYDY—was not, at least initially. When the contraindicative items in the HWYDY were removed, reliability was high. Interestingly, the descriptor “originality” lowered reliability of the measure. Several explanations for this are discussed. Regression and confirmatory factor analyses also indicated that the predictive validity of the HWYDY and the CA&V measures were well within the range that is usually interpreted as acceptable. Their predictive validity was also supported by canonical analyses using all four measures, and in regression analyses testing each criterion individually. Future research is recommended, given some limitations in the present effort, but the current results are largely supportive of the use of these four creativity measures in Greek samples. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/20181 Tytuł: The Houses of Creativity: An Integrated Framework of the Creative Process in Honeycomb Autorzy: Corcuera, María Abstrakt: Wallas’ (1926) model, The Art of Thought, is the most popular model of the creative process, coexisting with other later models. It encompasses only cognitive processes: preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification, within a limited stage of the process, excluding other crucial non-mental activities, such as the materialization of the idea or its communication. The 25 models of the creative process analyzed in this study apply a linear temporal framework to a process that is inherently nonlinear. The most popular tests and programs to evaluate and enhance creativity primarily intervene in the ideation stage, and by ignoring other parts of the creative process, they are not effective. Unlike previous models, The Houses of Creativity identify the phases with a conceptual rather than a temporal criterion, structured in a honeycomb pattern, addressing the non-linearity of the process. Additionally, its phases apply not only to creative production but to all tasks susceptible to the process. It includes: supermarket (selecting), temple (observing, perceiving, questioning), library (informing), cabin (ideating), bar (distracting and socializing), warehouse (stockpiling), hobby house (enjoying), laboratory (developing and verifying), and gallery (communicating and convincing). A person who is only good at ideation in the cabin (according to Torrance tests) will not be able to successfully complete the creative process. This theoretical research could pave the way for developing personalized tools to assess and enhance creativity, or to form interdisciplinary teams that incorporate them. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/20180 Tytuł: Recalling Ideas: Mnemonic and Attentional Inhibition in Creativity Autorzy: Jędrusiak, Jakub Abstrakt: Executive functions (updating, shifting, and inhibition) play an important role in creativity. Until now, only attentional inhibition (the Stroop effect) but not mnemonic inhibition (Thinking-Induced Forgetting, TIF) have been studied. Additionally, the temporal dynamics of the influence of the executive functions on creativity remains unknown. Using structural equation modelling and multilevel models, the relationships between both types of inhibition with creative thinking, as well as their temporal dynamics, were tested on a sample of 300 individuals. Mnemonic and attentional inhibition were shown to be independently associated with originality of thinking. Mnemonic inhibition was found to be more important in the later phases of generating ideas, while attentional inhibition was equally important throughout the idea-generation process, consistent with the predictions of the controlled attention theory of creativity. An interaction between both types of inhibition was also observed, indicating that attentional inhibition may be a prerequisite for mnemonic inhibition. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z