What are some basic elements of amabiles creativity

1.12 What are some basic elements of Amabile's creativity experiment?
• Her conclusion was that external rewards have a negative effect
on creativity.
Ethics of Psychoiogicai Research
1.13 What are some ethical concerns that can occur when conducting
research with people and animals?
• Animals in psychological research make useful models because they
are easier to control than humans, they have simpler behavior, and
they can be used in ways that are not permissible with humans.
Critical Thinking
1.14 What are the basic principles of critical thinking, and how can critical
thinking be useful In everyday life?
Applying Psychology to Everyday Life:
Stereotypes, Athletes, and Test Performance
• Athletes were given an intellectual test either before or after being ex-
posed to a stereotyping question designed to increase their awareness
of negative stereotypes toward student athletes. Those exposed to the
stereotyping question before taking the intellectual test scored much
lower than those who were exposed to the question after taking the
test, implying that obvious negative stereotypes in higher education
may be an important cause of the tendency of student athletes to
underperform in academics.