A shared novelty-seeking basis for creativity and curiosity: Response to the commentators
- 21 May 2024
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Vol. 47, e119
Abstract
In our target article, we proposed that curiosity and creativity are both manifestations of the same novelty-seeking process. We received 29 commentaries from diverse disciplines that add insights to our initial proposal. These commentaries ultimately expanded and supplemented our model. Here we draw attention to five central practical and theoretical issues that were raised by the commentators: (1) The complex construct of novelty and associated concepts; (2) the underlying subsystems and possible mechanisms; (3) the different pathways and subtypes of curiosity and creativity; (4) creativity and curiosity “in the wild”; (5) the possible link(s) between creativity and curiosity.Keywords
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