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Imagery, creativity, and emergent structure

¹Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843-4235, USA.

Consciousness and Cognition

|September 1, 1996

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Creative cognition research reveals how mental images are generated and interpreted. Understanding the balance between structured and spontaneous processes is key to creative thinking and imagination.

Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience of Creativity

Background:

Creative cognition research has advanced understanding of creative thinking and imagination.
Studies explore emergent properties of mental images and their cognitive structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent studies on creative imagery and the geneplore model.
To discuss the interplay of conscious control and spontaneous processes in creative cognition.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on creative imagery.
Discussion of the geneplore model of creative cognition.
Analysis of conscious vs. unconscious control in mental imagery.

Main Results:

Creative imagery involves emergent properties and preinventive structures.

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The geneplore model explains generation and interpretation of mental images.

Creative thinking balances intentional, structured processes with spontaneous, unstructured ones.

Conclusions:

Balancing structured and unstructured cognitive processes is crucial for creativity.
Emergent properties in creative imagery highlight the role of non-conscious processes.
Chaotic cognition and creative realism offer new perspectives on creative endeavors.