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A climate that is conducive to evoking creative behaviour can be established in a number of ways, and they are based upon principles of creative behaviour that research has confirmed. Climate, or atmosphere, takes into consideration three major factors: the physical, the mental, and the emotional. Knowing what we do about individual styles of learning and the variety of ways a teacher employs motivational strategies to reach different kinds of students, it is desirable to account for all three of the major factors.
In giving attention to physical, mental, and emotional aspects of climate, we set a stage for both intended and unintended learning (and motivation toward learning) to occur, in other aspects that should and will revolutionize educational practices. J.P. Guilford's recent book, Way Beyond the I.Q., is a marvellous contribution to our knowledge of human intelligence.