Zorana Ivcevic
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I have several lines of research that examine how behavior and self-perceptions change across social contexts, from microsituations in the laboratory to different cultural contexts.
One line of research examines how people act and how they are perceived in different social situations. This research shows that people are able to accurately judge others’ based on very limited information only when the situation is relevant to the attributes being judged. Also, I study online social networking communities as a (relatively) new social environment and find both cross-situational similarities and differences with consequences for well-being and social closeness.
Another line of research examines the narrative self. I study autobiographical memories of positive and negative self-esteem experiences across age groups and across cultures. What kinds of personal experiences do people associate with positive and negative self-esteem? What are cross-cultural similarities and differences in self-esteem memories? Do attributes of autobiographical memories change as cultures change?
My third line of research examines creativity across achievement contexts and across cultures. This research shows that there are distinct types of creativity and that these types are related to different traits and attitudes, as well as outcomes of psychological well-being. Current research examines cultural differences in attitudes towards creativity and creative behavior. How do cultural differences in deference to authority influence evaluations of creativity and creative production? How can the effects of cultural sets be mitigated to maximize creative thinking?
Primary Interests:
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Internet and Virtual Psychology
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Person Perception
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
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4:11 From Art Creation to Art Reception
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3:42 Managing the Creative Process
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26:15 Creative Polymathy: The Power of the Renaissance Person
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33:32 Cultural Perceptions of Creativity
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1:52 Teachers Make a Difference
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31:40 The Future of Research on Creativity
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1:08:02 Emotions Matter: What Is the Role of Emotions in the Creative Process?
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18:39 Making Creativity Happen: Serendipity in Transforming Ideas Into Products
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52:22 Harnessing Your Emotions for Creativity
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1:09:44 Meeting Objects to Meet Ourselves and Others: Exploring the Alchemy of Empathy
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59:41 Emotionally Intelligent Organizations
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Journal Articles:
- Collins, K. A., Pillemer, D. B., Ivcevic, Z., & Gooze, R. A. (2007). Cultural scripts guide recall of intensely positive life events. Memory and Cognition, 35, 651-659.
- Ivcevic, Z. (2009). Creativity map: Toward the next generation of theories of creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Special issue: New scholars in the field, 3, 17-21.
- Ivcevic, Z. (2007). Artistic and everyday creativity: An act-frequency approach. Journal of Creative Behavior, 41, 271-290.
- Ivcevic, Z., Brackett, M. A., & Mayer, J. D. (2007). Emotional intelligence and emotional creativity. Journal of Personality, 75, 199-235.
- Ivcevic, Z., & Mayer, J. D. (2009). Mapping dimensions of creativity in the life-space. Creativity Research Journal, 21, 152-165.
- Ivcevic, Z., & Mayer, J. D. (2006). Creative types and personality. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 26, 65-86.
- Ivcevic, Z., Pillemer, D. B., & Brackett, M. A. (in press). Self-esteem memories in early adolescence. Applied Cognitive Psychology.
- Ivcevic, Z., Pillemer, D. B., Wang, Q., Yubo H., Huizhen T., Mohoric, T., & Taksic, V. (2008). When we feel good and bad about ourselves: Self-esteem memories across cultures. Memory, 16, 703 - 711.
- Kaufman, J. C., Beghetto, R. A., Baer, J. & Ivcevic, Z. (in press). Creative polymathy: What Benjamin Fanklin can teach your kindergartener. Learning and Individual Difference.
- Pauker, K., Ambady, N., Weisbuch, M., Sommers, S. R., Adams, R. B., & Ivcevic, Z. (2009). Not so Black and White: Memory for ambiguous group members. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 795-810.
- Pillemer, D. B., Ivcevic, Z., Collins, K. A., & Gooze, R. A. (2007). Self-esteem memories: Feeling good about achievement success, feeling bad about relationship distress. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1292-1305.
- Weisbuch, M., Ivcevic, Z., & Ambady, N. (2009). On being liked on the web and in the "real world": Consistency in first impressions across personal webpages and spontaneous behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 573-576.
Zorana Ivcevic
Center for Emotional Intelligence
Yale University
340 Edwards Street P.O. Box 208376
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8376
United States of America