Highlights•An integrative model for understanding real-life creative behavior is
proposed.•Core constructs: Openness, cognitive creative potential, intelligence.• …

The theory of the mad genius, a popular cultural fixture for centuries, has received
widespread attention in the behavioral sciences. Focusing on a longstanding debate over …

An examination of metaphor in poetry as a microcosm of the human imagination—a way to
understand the mechanisms of creativity. In The Spider's Thread, Keith Holyoak looks at …

We demonstrate how two linguistic phenomena, figurative language (implicating cross-
modality) and derogatory language (implicating aggression), both demand a precise degree …

This study examined the relation between different facets of creativity and personality,
focusing on the dark side of personality. In a sample of 247 students, psychometric …

The personality trait of schizotypy has received considerable attention in creativity research;
however, to date, literature has exclusively focused on its relationship with benevolent …

Highlights•Although the creativity psychopathology question is centuries old, it still lacks a
scientifically satisfactory answer.•Successful resolution of this problem likely requires that …

Questionnaires based on human models can be used to reliably assess personality also in
non-human primates. In this study, we used an adapted version of Eysenck's Psychoticism …

Although a theoretical link between positive schizotypy and heightened creativity has been
established in the literature, little empirical research has been conducted to examine the …

There are many ways in which we, as speakers, are creative in how we form and interpret
new words. Working across the interfaces of psychology, linguistics, psycholinguistics, and …