Welcome to the Creativity Family Tree! Although the members
of the family are different, they all have something unique and wonderful about
them just like any ordinary family.
(Grandparents) Early Views: This is the root of the
family. Aristotle and Plato connected that the creative process with poetry.
(Family Doctor) Psychoanalytic Theories: These theories explain
“human behavior, development, and personality traits as shaped as unconscious
processes” (2010, p. 46.).
(High school Graduate) Contemporary Theories: There are certain and specific
creative processes in each area of study.
(Toddler) Behaviorists Theories: These theories explain that
creativity happens from a response to something.
(Mom) Humanist and Developmental Theories: These
theories focus on the mental health of creative people.
(Child) Creativity and Social Interactions: Social
interactions, such as playing with other children, can lead to creativity.
(Teenager) Creativity, Intelligence, and Cognition (as
relationships): According to Starko (2010), the relationship between these
three notions depends on the context. Because people are different, their creativity,
intelligence, and cognition may connect in specific ways or may not even
connect at all.
(Mother/Father) Creativity and Cognition: Cognitive
structures and activities lead to creative thinking.
