Psychology of the Scientist
XXXVII. Scientific Creativity: A Relationship with Information Channels
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670223 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Conrad J Kasperson (Franklin & Marshall College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 691-694 |
| Publication date | 1978-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1978.42.3.691 |
| OpenAlex | W2131405803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
Using peer nominations, 65 physical scientists were classified as either creative and productive, productive but not creative, or non-creative and non-productive. Each scientist was then interviewed to determine his information-receiving behaviors and attitudes. Results indicate that creative scientists are distinguished from other scientists in their use of people as sources of information and that they receive information from a wider field' of disciplinary areas
Creativity · Discipline · Field (mathematics · Social science · Sociology · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2010 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |