Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science

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Autor(a) principal: GRÉGOIRE, Jacques
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7453
Resumo: Creativity is a crucial issue in science. Scientifi c research should not be restricted to the logical development and application of known ideas, but should promote new ideas to expand knowledge beyond the existing frontiers. Stimulating scientifi c creativity means not only giving a boost to creative thinking, but also taking into account the factors that put a brake on creativity. This article is devoted to factors that keep scientifi c creativity in check and how we could address them. We analyze several obstacles lying inside and outside the researcher’s mind. The most important obstacles inside the researcher’s mind are epistemological obstacles and cognitive bias (confi rmation bias). While the most important obstacle outside are the social norms, i.e. the pressure for the scientifi c community and, sometimes, the whole society, to conform to the dominant scientifi c model. We conclude with some proposals to overcome these obstacles.
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spelling Overcoming obstacles to creativity in scienceSuperando obstáculos à criatividade na ciênciaAbductionCognitive biasCreativityEpistemological obstacleNormal scienceAbduçãoVieses cognitivosCriatividadeObstáculo epistemológicoCiência normalCreativity is a crucial issue in science. Scientifi c research should not be restricted to the logical development and application of known ideas, but should promote new ideas to expand knowledge beyond the existing frontiers. Stimulating scientifi c creativity means not only giving a boost to creative thinking, but also taking into account the factors that put a brake on creativity. This article is devoted to factors that keep scientifi c creativity in check and how we could address them. We analyze several obstacles lying inside and outside the researcher’s mind. The most important obstacles inside the researcher’s mind are epistemological obstacles and cognitive bias (confi rmation bias). While the most important obstacle outside are the social norms, i.e. the pressure for the scientifi c community and, sometimes, the whole society, to conform to the dominant scientifi c model. We conclude with some proposals to overcome these obstacles.A criatividade é uma questão crucial na ciência. Sua pesquisa científica não deve se restringir ao desenvolvimento e aplicação nlógica de ideias já conhecidas, mas deve promover novas ideias para expandir o conhecimento além das fronteiras existentes. Estimular a criatividade científica significa não apenas estimular o pensamento criativo, mas também levar em conta os fatores que dificultam a criatividade. Este artigo é dedicado aos fatores que mantêm a criatividade científica sob controle e como podemos resolvê-los. Analisamos diversos obstáculos dentro e fora da mente do pesquisador. Os obstáculos mais importantes dentro da mente do pesquisador são os obstáculos epistemológicos e o viés cognitivo (viés de confirmação). Enquanto o obstáculo externo mais importante é composto pelas normas sociais, ou seja, a pressão por parte da comunidade científica e, por vezes, por parte de toda a sociedade, para se adequar ao modelo científico dominante. Concluímos com algumas propostas sobre como superar esses obstáculos.Núcleo de Editoração - PUC-Campinas2023-02-24info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7453Psychological Studies; Vol. 35 No. 3 (2018): Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)Estudos de Psicologia; Vol. 35 Núm. 3 (2018): Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)Estudos de Psicologia; v. 35 n. 3 (2018): Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-0275reponame:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)instacron:PUC_CAMPenghttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7453/5007Copyright (c) 2023 Jacques GRÉGOIREhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGRÉGOIRE, Jacques 2023-02-24T15:24:29Zoai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/7453Revistahttps://seer.sis.puc-campinas.edu.br/seer/index.php/estudosPRIhttps://seer.sis.puc-campinas.edu.br/seer/index.php/estudos/oaisbi.ne_estpsi@puc-campinas.edu.br||estudosdepsicologia@puc-campinas.edu.br||psychologicalstudies@puc-campinas.edu.br1982-02750103-166Xopendoar:2023-02-24T15:24:29Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
Superando obstáculos à criatividade na ciência
title Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
spellingShingle Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
GRÉGOIRE, Jacques
Abduction
Cognitive bias
Creativity
Epistemological obstacle
Normal science
Abdução
Vieses cognitivos
Criatividade
Obstáculo epistemológico
Ciência normal
title_short Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
title_full Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
title_fullStr Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
title_full_unstemmed Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
title_sort Overcoming obstacles to creativity in science
author GRÉGOIRE, Jacques
author_facet GRÉGOIRE, Jacques
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv GRÉGOIRE, Jacques
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Abduction
Cognitive bias
Creativity
Epistemological obstacle
Normal science
Abdução
Vieses cognitivos
Criatividade
Obstáculo epistemológico
Ciência normal
topic Abduction
Cognitive bias
Creativity
Epistemological obstacle
Normal science
Abdução
Vieses cognitivos
Criatividade
Obstáculo epistemológico
Ciência normal
description Creativity is a crucial issue in science. Scientifi c research should not be restricted to the logical development and application of known ideas, but should promote new ideas to expand knowledge beyond the existing frontiers. Stimulating scientifi c creativity means not only giving a boost to creative thinking, but also taking into account the factors that put a brake on creativity. This article is devoted to factors that keep scientifi c creativity in check and how we could address them. We analyze several obstacles lying inside and outside the researcher’s mind. The most important obstacles inside the researcher’s mind are epistemological obstacles and cognitive bias (confi rmation bias). While the most important obstacle outside are the social norms, i.e. the pressure for the scientifi c community and, sometimes, the whole society, to conform to the dominant scientifi c model. We conclude with some proposals to overcome these obstacles.
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