Creativity: Idiographic versus nomothetic approach

This article is about the importance of the idiographic approach in the study of the creative- productive individuals. An analysis of Howard Gardner's Creative Minds is carried out, focusing on the seven kinds of intelligence. The life of Sigmund Freud is analyzed as an example of a creative pe...

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Autor: Monks, Franz J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1995
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/7357
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/7357
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:creativity
giftedness
talented
intelligence
human development
creatividad
superdotación
talentos
inteligencia
desarrollo humano
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Sumario:This article is about the importance of the idiographic approach in the study of the creative- productive individuals. An analysis of Howard Gardner's Creative Minds is carried out, focusing on the seven kinds of intelligence. The life of Sigmund Freud is analyzed as an example of a creative personality with creative achievements, regarding the intrapersonal intelligence. Finally, there is an analysis of the common characteristics among the creative-productive individuals and the determinant factors of their creative exceptional achievements.