All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be repro- duced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 1996 by Westview Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group Published in 1996 in the United States of America by Westview Press, Inc., 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80301-2877, and in the United Kingdom by Westview Press, 12 Hid's Copse Road, Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9JJ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Amabile Teresa M. Creativity in context / Teresa M. Amabile. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-8133-3034-3 (pbk.) 1. Creative ability. 2. Creative ability--Social aspects. 3. Motivation (Psychology) I. Title. BF411.A43 1996 153.3′5--dc20 96-11298 CIP The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 -iv- |