Novelty-Seeking Might Underlie Curiosity and the Novelty Dimension of Creativity, But Not the Usefulness Dimension
- Author(s)
- Oguz A. Acar, Christoph Fuchs
- Abstract
We question the perspective that curiosity and creativity stem from a shared novelty-seeking process. We emphasize that creativity has two distinct dimensions: novelty and usefulness, each involving separate cognitive processes. These dimensions may not necessarily mutually reinforce each other. We contend that a more comprehensive model that encompasses the full scope of the creativity construct is needed.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Marketing and International Business
- External organisation(s)
- King's College London
- Journal
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- ISSN
- 0140-525X
- Publication date
- 2024
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 502054 Entrepreneurship
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Human-Computer Interaction
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/767fa1df-922b-43e9-b93a-4ec8c2643491