Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development (Paperback)

1. Preface James C. Kaufman and John Baer; Part I. Cognitive Perspectives: 2. Expertise and reason in creative thinking: evidence from case studies and the laboratory Robert W. Weisberg; 3. Creative genius, knowledge, and reason: the lives and works of eminent creators Dean Keith Simonton; 4. Dynamic processes within associative memory stores: piecing together the neural basis of creative cognition Adam S. Bristol and Indre V. Viskontas; 5. The creativity of everyday moral reasoning: empathy, disgust and moral persuasion David A. Pizarro, Brian Detweiler-Bedell and Paul Bloom; 6. Reasoning and personal creativity Mark A. Runco; 7. Alternative knowledge structures in creative thought: schema, associations, and cases Michael D. Mumford, Cassie S. Blair and Richard T. Marcy; 8. The role of the knowledge base in creative thinking John F. Feldhusen; 9. The role of domain knowledge in creative problem solving Richard E. Mayer; 10. Creative thinking and reasoning: can you have one without the other? Daniel Fasko, Jr.; 11. From alexithymia - born of trauma and oppression to symbolic elaboration, the creative expression of emotions, and rationality Warren TenHouten; 12. Opening up creativity: the lenses of axis and focus Mia Keinanen, Kim Sheridan and Howard Gardner; Part II. Developmental and Educational Perspectives: 13. Creativity in young children's thought Susan A. Gelman and Gail M. Gottfried; 14. A young artist's story: advancing knowledge and the development of artistic talent and creativity in children Susan M. Rostan; 15. Is it reasonable to be creative? Jacques-Henri Guignard and Todd Lubart; 16. Does culture always matter: for creativity, yes; for deductive reasoning, no! Weihua Niu, John X. Zhang and Yingrui Yang; 17. Higher level thinking in gifted education Joyce VanTassel-Baska; 18. The relationship among schooling, learning, and creativity: 'all roads lead to creativity' or 'you can't get there from here'? Ronald A. Beghetto and Jonathan A. Plucker; 19. How early school experiences impact creativity: an ecological perspective Cynthia Paris, Nancy Edwards, Ellyn Sheffield, Maureen Mutinsky, Terri Olexa, Susan Reilly and John Baer; 20. Conclusions John Baer and James C. Kaufman.