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Direct linkSharma, Shivani; Babu, Nandita – Creativity Research Journal, 2017
Studies reveal inconclusive evidence of the relationship between executive function and creativity. Further, there is a dearth of studies investigating creativity in older adults in the Indian context. Three tests--namely, Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (Figural), the Stroop Test, and Mental Balance (PGI memory scale)--were administered on a…
Descriptors: Creativity, Executive Function, Short Term Memory, Adults
Roskos-Ewoldsen, Beverly; Black, Sheila R.; Mccown, Steven M. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2008
Age-related differences in cognitive processes were used to understand age-related declines in creativity. According to the Geneplore model (Finke, Ward, & Smith, 1992), there are two phases of creativity--generating an idea and exploring the implications of the idea--each with different underlying cognitive processes. These two phases are…
Descriptors: Creativity, Short Term Memory, Creative Thinking, Age Differences
Download full textSyracuse Univ., NY. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1968
This annotated bibliography dealing with adult learning characteristics contains 82 indexed and abstracted entries arranged under the following headings: (1) Mental and Perceptual Abilities, (2) Personality and Social Role Factors, and (3) General Bibliographies. Intelligence, intelligence tests, memory and retention, adult development, older…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Annotated Bibliographies
Greenberger, Ellen; And Others – 1970
Problem solving flexibility (PSF), an ability commonly assessed in creativity batteries, was studied in a sample of middle class children (grades 1 through 3, average IQ 114), tested on questions resembling Guilford's consequences procedure. An hypothesis linking PSF with alertness to and interest in the environment was generally supported, more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Age Differences, Anxiety
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
Thomas, Jeanne L. – 1992
This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
