Research Approaches to Creativity: Weaving the Threads

Hershman and Lieb, 1988) However, Ward et al. (Ward et al. 1999) have convincingly argued an alternative While it is relatively easy to recognize a creative deed, it is view that "[…] creative capacity is an essential property of extremely difficult (as demonstrated by creativity research normative human cognition and […] the relevant processes so far) to define what creativity is. The past (almost 70) are open to investigation". In support of this view, I would years of research definitely shed some light on different like to mention the research of Picciuto and Carruthers aspects of creativity, but we are still far from a commonly (Picciuto and Carruthers, 2012) that put forward the agreed upon definition of it and consequently a deep hypothesis that pretense play might be the key factor in understanding of this phenomenon. For an extended understanding creativity. Pretense play occurs typically in historical overview of creativity research, please refer to children at about the age of 18 months and is universal (Stojanov, 2013). Here are four branches which can be across all human cultures.