Toward a more complete understanding of the link between multicultural experience and creativity

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ID8720833
AuthorsWilliam W Maddux (0000-0003-4218-5747, corresponding author), Angela K-Y Leung (0000-0003-2302-9941), Chi-Yue Chiu (0000-0003-2915-2094), Chi‐yue Chiu (0000-0002-3810-6666), Adam D Galinsky (0000-0002-5150-6533)
Year2009
Volume64
Issue2
Pages156-158
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0014941
PMID19203153
OpenAlexW2030425533
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited1

Responds to G. J. Rich's comments on the current author's original article which presented evidence supporting the idea that multicultural experience can facilitate creativity. Rich has argued that our review, although timely and important, was somewhat limited in scope, focusing mostly on smaller forms of creativity ("little c": e.g., paper-and-pencil measures of creativity) as well as on larger forms of multicultural experience ("Big M": e.g., living in a foreign country). We agree with many aspects of Rich's assessment. The issue of whether different forms of multicultural experience can affect Big C creativity is of interest to both scholars and laypeople because creative breakthroughs can literally alter the course of human progress. The response to our article, including Rich's reply, supports our view that the interest in multicultural experience and creativity is far from exhausted; future research will certainly uncover important new insights

Creativity · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Educational Methods and Teacher Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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