Do general-purpose creative-thinking skills -- skills like divergent thinking, which is touted as an important component of creative thinking no matter what the task domain -- actually make much of a contribution to creative performance? Although much recent research argues against such domain-transcending skills -- including several new studies reported in this book -- the appeal of such general skills remains strong, probably because of the theoretical economy and power such skills would provide. Divergent thinking, in particular, has had an incredible staying power. Despite its many flaws,...

This volume explores and integrates research on creativity across domains to address whether creativity is a general or domain-specific ability.

This volume explores and integrates research on creativity across domains to address whether creativity is a general or domain-specific ability.