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Psychology of Creativity

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:25:25
Study Course Information
Course Code:KF_036LQF level:All Levels
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Psychology; General PsychologyTarget Audience:Psychology
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Līga Roķe-Reimate
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)8Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures16
Classes (count)8Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes16
Total Contact Hours32
Study course description
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Objective:
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
2Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
3Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
4Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
5Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
6Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
7Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
8Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Assessment Criteria:
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
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Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Čukurs, E. (2015). Kreativitāte. No: Mārtinsone, K., Miltuze, A. (red.), Psiholoģija. 1. grāmata (237. -254. lpp). Zvaigzne ABC
2Kreativitātes diagnostika un attīstība (2011). Autoru kolektīvs, sast. M. Vidnere. RPIVA.
3Kreativitātes psiholoģija (2011). Autoru kolektīvs, sast. R. Bebre. RPIVA.
4Runco, M. A. (2014). Creativity: Theories and Themes. Research, Development and Practice. Elsevier Science and Technology.
Additional Reading
1Acar, S., & Runco, M. A. (2012). Individual level influences. In M.D. Mumford (Ed.), Handbook of Organizational Creativity (pp.115-291). Elsevier Inc.
2Amabile, T. A. (1996). Creativity in context. Westview Press.
3Amabile, T., & Pillemer, J. (2012). Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity. Journal of Creative Behaviour, 46(1), 3-15.
4Baer, J. (2013). Domain Specificity of Creativity: Evidence and Implications. Elsevier Science and Technology.
5Bebre, R. (2018). Radošuma pētniecība Latvijā (1922-2018). Salana Art.
6Cropley, A. J. (2005). Creativity in education and learning. Routledge
7Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. Basic Books.
8Sternberg, R. (2003). Creativity. In Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized (Ed. R. Sternberg) (pp. 87-144). Cambridge University Press.
9Sternberg, R., & Sternberg, K. (2017). Cognitive psychology. Cengage Learning.
Other Information Sources
1Creativity Research Journal
2Journal of Creative Behaviour
3Journal of Creativity
4Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts