| dc.contributor.advisor | Maria C. Yang. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Greenberg, Holly C | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-30T16:24:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-06-30T16:24:21Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2008 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45838 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-45). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A relationship between sense of humor, personality type and creativity is hypothesized. Surveys were given to engineering design students in a product development course offered at MIT. Linear correlations were found between an intuitive personality subtype and creative achievement, as well as between Gough Creativity Index and a self-defeating sense of humor style. Artificial Neural Network methods were employed to further map inputs of humor style and personality type to creativity. The thinking personality subtype was found to have greatest impact on creative achievement, though affiliative humor style also was noted as the next main contributing factor to creative achievement. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Holly C. Greenberg. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 45 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
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permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mechanical Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.title | A study on the relationship between personality type, sense of humor and creativity | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 319617882 | en_US |
