October 2011 archive

Dissociative Experiences and Creativity – Survey Questions

Tony Pedri, a student at University of Washington School of Medicine has submitted a report to PP+A outlining the experiments and surveys performed to compare the level of creativity/imagination of fine arts students based on their “dissociative experiences”.For the entire report, please see the “Forum/Article” section of PP+A:http://ppplusa.ning.com/forum/topics/dissociation-and-creativityHypothesis:Fine arts students who are characterized by high …

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Thinking Out of the Box: How Physical Experience Enhances Creativity

By Wray Herbert – from Huffington Post   Original Article:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wray-herbert/physical-creative-proces…   When Hollywood producer Steven Spielberg was working on his 1977 hit movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” he spent long hours puzzling over the artistic texture of the film, trying to get just the right feel. Late one night, he decided to …

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