Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology

The prosocial psychopath model of creativity (Galang, 2010) proposes that some highly creative personalities share certain neuropsychological features in common with people who are described as having psychopathic traits. A key part of the model predicts that psychopathy-related traits such as risk-...

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Main Authors: Galang, Adrianne John R., Castelo, Vincenzo Leonardo C., Santos, Leonardo C., Perlas, Christopher Michael C., Angeles, Ma. Antonina B.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-16532021-12-16T00:59:27Z Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology Galang, Adrianne John R. Castelo, Vincenzo Leonardo C. Santos, Leonardo C. Perlas, Christopher Michael C. Angeles, Ma. Antonina B. The prosocial psychopath model of creativity (Galang, 2010) proposes that some highly creative personalities share certain neuropsychological features in common with people who are described as having psychopathic traits. A key part of the model predicts that psychopathy-related traits such as risk-taking behavior and lowered autonomic response as measured by electrodermal activity (EDA) in the context of risk will be related to creativity. Three studies are reported here that show evidence for the model. The results of Studies 1 and 2 indicate that traits related to psychopathy, specifically Boldness, correlate with creative achievement. Study 3 demonstrated that reduced EDA lability during the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT; Bechara et al., 1994) predicted better divergent thinking scores. Together, studies support the basic claims of the model regarding the link between emotional disinhibition and creativity. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd 2016-10-01T07:00:00Z text text/html https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/654 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Creative ability—Psychological aspects Psychology
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topic Creative ability—Psychological aspects
Psychology
spellingShingle Creative ability—Psychological aspects
Psychology
Galang, Adrianne John R.
Castelo, Vincenzo Leonardo C.
Santos, Leonardo C.
Perlas, Christopher Michael C.
Angeles, Ma. Antonina B.
Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology
description The prosocial psychopath model of creativity (Galang, 2010) proposes that some highly creative personalities share certain neuropsychological features in common with people who are described as having psychopathic traits. A key part of the model predicts that psychopathy-related traits such as risk-taking behavior and lowered autonomic response as measured by electrodermal activity (EDA) in the context of risk will be related to creativity. Three studies are reported here that show evidence for the model. The results of Studies 1 and 2 indicate that traits related to psychopathy, specifically Boldness, correlate with creative achievement. Study 3 demonstrated that reduced EDA lability during the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT; Bechara et al., 1994) predicted better divergent thinking scores. Together, studies support the basic claims of the model regarding the link between emotional disinhibition and creativity. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd
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author Galang, Adrianne John R.
Castelo, Vincenzo Leonardo C.
Santos, Leonardo C.
Perlas, Christopher Michael C.
Angeles, Ma. Antonina B.
author_facet Galang, Adrianne John R.
Castelo, Vincenzo Leonardo C.
Santos, Leonardo C.
Perlas, Christopher Michael C.
Angeles, Ma. Antonina B.
author_sort Galang, Adrianne John R.
title Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology
title_short Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology
title_full Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology
title_fullStr Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: Evidence from traits and psychophysiology
title_sort investigating the prosocial psychopath model of the creative personality: evidence from traits and psychophysiology
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2016
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/654
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