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- February 1985
- Article
Motivation and Creativity: Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writers
By: T. M. Amabile
72 members of the college community who identified themselves as actively involved in creative writing participated in individual laboratory sessions, in which they were asked to write 2 brief poems, to investigate the hypothesis that intrinsic motivation is conducive... View Details
- 01 Nov 1984
- Conference Presentation
Creativity in Research and Development
- 01 Jun 1984
- Conference Presentation
The Motivation for Creativity
- 1 Apr 1984
- Conference Presentation
The Effect of Reward and Task Label on Children's Verbal Creativity
By: Beth A. Hennessey and Teresa M. Amabile
- 1984
- Article
Children's Artistic Creativity: Effects of Choice in Task Materials
By: T. M. Amabile and J. Gitomer
Preschool boys and girls made collages using a subset of a large array of materials. Half of the children were allowed to choose those materials they would use. For the rest of the children, the choice was made by the experimenter. Children in the no-choice condition... View Details
- 1 Aug 1983
- Conference Presentation
Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writing
- March 1983
- Article
Brilliant but Cruel: Perceptions of Negative Evaluators
By: T. M. Amabile
Using edited excerpts from actual negative and positive book reviews, this research examined the hypothesis that negative evaluators of intellectual products will be perceived as more intelligent than positive evaluators. The results strongly supported the hypothesis.... View Details
- 1 Apr 1982
- Conference Presentation
Negativity in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Reviews
Keywords: Social Psychology
- January 1982
- Article
A Negativity Bias in Interpersonal Evaluation
By: T. M. Amabile and A. H. Glazebrook
Two studies were conducted to demonstrate a bias toward negativity in evaluations of persons or their work in particular social circumstances. In Study 1, subjects evaluated materials written by peers. Those working under conditions that placed them in low status... View Details
- 1 Apr 1980
- Conference Presentation
Perceptions of Negative Evaluators: Unlikeable but Smart
By: Teresa M. Amabile and D. Schlesinger
Keywords: Social Psychology
- 1 Apr 1980
- Conference Presentation
When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Do Actions Speak Louder than Words?
By: Teresa M. Amabile and L. Kabat
- 01 Nov 1979
- Conference Presentation
Exploring the Relationship Between Fantasy and Creativity
By: M. L. Stubbs and Teresa M. Amabile
Keywords: Creativity
- 01 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
A Researcher Visits the Teacher's Lounge
By: Teresa M. Amabile and M. W. Watson
- 1 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
An Examination of the Effects of Verbal Reinforcement on Creativity
By: S. Berglas, Teresa M. Amabile and M. Handel
Keywords: Creativity
- 01 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
Insecurity Begets Negativity: A Bias in Interpersonal Evaluation
- 1 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
Rape and Physical Attractiveness: Judgements Concerning the Likelihood of Victimization
By: W. DeJong, Teresa M. Amabile and M. L. Stubbs
- 01 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
What is that Social Psychologist Doing in this Classroom?
Keywords: Social Psychology