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Homospatial thinking in creativity.

A Rothenberg

    Archives of General Psychiatry
    |January 1, 1976
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Homospatial thinking, the ability to see multiple things in one space, is key to creativity across arts and sciences. This cognitive process, alongside Janusian thinking, defines creative thought as adaptive functioning.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Creativity Studies
    • Neuroscience

    Background:

    • Creative thinking is a complex cognitive function.
    • Understanding the mechanisms of creativity is crucial for various disciplines.
    • Previous research has identified various cognitive factors in creativity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To define and explore the concept of homospatial thinking.
    • To elucidate the role of homospatial thinking in the creative process.
    • To integrate homospatial thinking with Janusian thinking to explain creative cognition.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of homospatial thinking.
    • Review of literature across diverse creative fields (literature, arts, music, science, mathematics).

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  • Comparative analysis with Janusian thinking.

    • Main Results:

    • Homospatial thinking involves conceiving multiple entities in the same space, generating novel identities.
    • This cognitive factor is demonstrably important in literature, visual arts, music, science, and mathematics.
    • Homospatial thinking, combined with Janusian thinking, provides a framework for understanding creative thought.

    Conclusions:

    • Homospatial thinking is a fundamental cognitive mechanism underlying creativity.
    • Creative thinking is characterized as a highly adaptive and nonregressive cognitive function.
    • The integration of homospatial and Janusian thinking offers a comprehensive model of creative cognition.