Abstract: One of the most controversial questions in creativity research is the domain generality or specificity. Basing on empirical research, Baer and Kaufman developed the Amusement Park Theoretical (APT) model of creativity. The APT model uses the metaphor of an amusement park to explore creativity. There are four stages: Initial requirements, general thematic areas, domains, and micro-domains. The model successfully bridges together domain-general and domain-specific components of creativity in a way that demonstrates how those factors overlap to varying degrees in a kind of nested hierarchy. Although the APT model was developed by Western psychologists, Chinese researchers have also constructed similar mode in creativity fostering area. They are verified each other, which suggests the scientificity and practicability of the APT model.

Key words: creativity, the Amusement Park Theoretical (APT) model of creativity, creativity fostering