Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development

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 Keinä nen, 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.