The Blind-Variation and Selective-Retention Theory of Creativity: Recent Developments and Current Status of BVSR

Autor/in	Simonton, Dean Keith
Titel	The Blind-Variation and Selective-Retention Theory of Creativity: Recent Developments and Current Status of BVSR
Quelle	In: Creativity Research Journal, 35 (2023) 3, S.304-323 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0419
DOI	10.1080/10400419.2022.2059919
Schlagwörter	Theories; Creativity; Creative Thinking; Problem Solving; Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Theory; Theorie; Kreativität; Kreatives Denken; Problemlösen; Evaluierung
Abstract	This article provides an update on the blind-variation and selective-retention theory of creativity (BVSR), beginning with an overview of its historical development. That brief narrative is then followed by a more extensive summary of recent enhancements in BVSR's conceptual foundations, including formal definitions of creative, sighted, and blind variations. These enhancements show that BVSR follows as a direct corollary of the three-criterion definition of personal creativity (i.e., the multiplicative function of originality, utility, and surprise). After treating the various types of BVSR as well as the diverse processes and procedures that can generate blind variations, discussion turns to a concise treatment of BVSR's research implications, which entail both theoretical extensions and empirical investigations. The article closes with an evaluation of the theory's current status. Whatever BVSR's limitations, it still captures an essential feature of creativity that is not sufficiently treated by any theoretical alternatives. (As Provided).
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