The Hierarchical Approach in the Psychology of Creativity
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V. V. Koren

THE HIERARCHICAL APPROACH IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CREATIVITY

Moscow State University
Department of Psychology
1984

[ in Russian ]


  

CONTENTS

Introduction7
Chapter 1. Hierarchies: The Literary Sources10
    1.1. On the dialectical and materialistic idea of activity10
    1.2. The psychological theory of activity15
    1.3. Hierarchical structures and systems18
    1.4. The basic traits of hierarchies20
    1.5. Indications from the areas other than psychology23
    1.6. T. Ribot's motor theory of creativity27
Chapter 2. The Basics of the Hierarchical Approach32
    2.1. Hierarchical logic33
    2.2. The subject and the object38
Chapter 3. Hierarchies in Psychology42
    3.1. Activity and mentality43
    3.2. The hierarchy of the subject48
    3.3. The levels of inner activity51
Chapter 4. Hierarchical Creativity58
    4.1. The ontology of creativity58
    4.2. The psychology of creativity61
    4.3. The diversity of creativity68
Chapter 5. The Hierarchical approach in Psychological Experiment71
    5.1. The basic ide71
    5.2. An experimental study of creative authoring73
    5.3. The creative nature of perception77
    5.4. Hierarchical cluster analysis80
    5.5. A comprehensive experiment86
    5.6. Some perspectives97
Chapter 6. A Practical Outcome100
    6.1. The syncretic praxis100
    6.2. Analytical reflection110
Conclusion113
Literature116
Annex 1120
Annex 2126
Annex 3137
Notes by the Publisher143


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