Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction to creative cognition: overview; the goals of creative cognition; demystification of creativity; previous approaches to creativity; scope of creative cognition. Part 2 Theoretical and methodological considerations: a general model; structuring creative opportunities; experimental procedures and controls; motivational factors; evaluating creative products; general issues in creativity assessment. Part 3 Creative visualization: mental synthesis and transformation; emergent features in mental images; creative visual discoveries; externalizing the creative process. Part 4 Creative invention: a paradigm for invention; preinventive forms; creative refinement.