PSYCHOLOGY OF CREATIVITY
Academic Year 2020/2021 - 3° YearCredit Value: 7
Scientific field: M-PSI/04 - DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Taught classes: 30 hours
Laboratories: 12 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Learning Objectives
The course presents and investigates the main topics related to the psychology of thinking and creativity
Course Structure
lectures, exercises, laboratory activities.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the program planned and outlined in the syllabus.
Learning assessment may also be carried out online, should the conditions require it.
Detailed Course Content
Types of thinking, specificity, and functioning. The psychological aspects of creativity, fantasy and rationality, and their relationships. The development and promotion of creativity. The observation of creative thinking
Textbook Information
Ragione, Fantasia e creatività nel bambino e nell’adolescente. G. Petter. Giunti. pp: 189
Psicologia del pensiero. A. Antonietti, Il Mulino, pp 232
Educare alla creatività. Antonio Gariboldi, Antonella Pugnaghi. Carocci, pp: 168
Selection of articles (STUDIUM unict)