Psychology of Creative Performance and Expertise

This much-needed book introduces readers to the related fields of expertise, creativity, and performance, exploring our understanding of the factors contributing to greatness in creative domains.

List of contents

Part I: Background Chapters: Issues, Methodologies, and Creativity 1. Introduction to Performance and Expertise 2. Key Methodologies in Exploring Performance Expertise 3. Expertise and Creativity – An Overlooked Dimension? Part II: Expertise in Applied Areas 4. Expertise in Chess and Other Mind-Games 5. Expert Memory and Extreme Memory Performance 6. Musical Expertise 7. Expertise in Dance and Choreography 8. Expertise in Theatre and Film 9. Expertise in Creative Writing 10. Aesthetics and Expertise in Visual Art 11. Expertise in Science Part III: Facilitation and Handicapping in Performance Expertise 12. Sensitivity and Imagination 13. Passion or Grit? Facilitators of Performance 14. Navigating Obstacles: The Roadblocks to Success 15. Performance Anxiety 16. Performance Enhancement: How Far Is Too Far?

About the author

Kathryn Friedlander, PhD, CPsychol., is a psychology lecturer at the University of Buckingham, where her research interests focus upon expertise development, visual imagery, and motivational drivers in cognitive and creative performance domains.

Summary

This much-needed book introduces readers to the related fields of expertise, creativity, and performance, exploring our understanding of the factors contributing to greatness in creative domains.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Friedlander
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032194844
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219484-4
• No. of pages: 514
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, ART / Performance, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Theatre Studies, Sports psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Literature: history & criticism, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Performance Art, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Literature: history and criticism, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General