Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
2-2009
Abstract
Responds to G. J. Rich's comments on the current author's original article which presented evidence supporting the idea that multicultural experience can facilitate creativity. Rich has argued that our review, although timely and important, was somewhat limited in scope, focusing mostly on smaller forms of creativity ("little c": e.g., paper-and-pencil measures of creativity) as well as on larger forms of multicultural experience ("Big M": e.g., living in a foreign country). We agree with many aspects of Rich's assessment. The issue of whether different forms of multicultural experience can affect Big C creativity is of interest to both scholars and laypeople because creative breakthroughs can literally alter the course of human progress. The response to our article, including Rich's reply, supports our view that the interest in multicultural experience and creativity is far from exhausted; future research will certainly uncover important new insights.
Keywords
creativity, culture, multicultural experiences
Discipline
Multicultural Psychology | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
American Psychologist
Volume
64
Issue
2
First Page
156
Last Page
158
ISSN
0003-066X
Identifier
10.1037/a0014941
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Citation
MADDUX, William W., LEUNG, Angela K.-Y., CHIU, Chi-Yue, & GALINSKY, Adam D..(2009). Toward a More Complete Understanding of the Link between Multicultural Experience and Creativity. American Psychologist, 64(2), 156-158.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014941