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5112 ORAL
Cognition
Chair: Jiannong Shi, China
5112.1 Perceived parental rearing and different instructions on children’s artistic creativity: A
cross-cultural examination, Weihua Niu 1 , Davide Antognazza 2 , Dan Liu 3 , Silvia Ceresa 4 , Maria
Komolova 4 , Gang Liu 5 , 1 Pace University, USA, 2 Rally Program, Harvard University, USA.,
3 4 5
Tsinghua University, China, Council of Allodola, Onlus, Italy, Panjin Vocational and Tecnology
College, China
A total of 120 elementary students (9-10-year olds) from three metropolitan areas in three different
countries: Beijing (China), Milan (Italy), and New York City (United States) were asked to
complete two art projects (collage design and picture drawing) and one self-report measure
(children's perceived parental rearing, Castro et al., 1993). Students received two different
instructions (creative focus vs. no focus) to do the art projects, which were then evaluated
independently by raters from the three countries using consensus measurement of creativity
(Amabile, 1996). Cultural differences in parental rearing and the effect of instructions on
creativity were found and discussed.
5112.2 An investigation of the relationship between creativity and public examination results,
Irene N. Y. Au Yeung, Anna H. Y. Ho, Joyce L. T. Leong, Catherine A. Mcbride-chang, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Twenty-nine male Hong Kong twelfth graders were administered two tasks of creativity, picture
analysis from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (Torrance, 1974), and a lyrics composition
exercise. Students' public examination (HKCEE) results were also obtained. Although there was
no association of the HKCEE with the lyrics composition task, its association with the Torrance
Test was significant and negative (r=-.40). Results are interpreted as suggesting that Hong Kong's
strict examination system may reward convergent thinking and discourage divergent thinking (as
measured by the Torrance Test) such that students may find it difficult to excel in both thinking
styles simultaneously.
5112.3 Some higher order needs as a predictors of creative capacity of greduate artists,
Kanopporn Wonggarasin, Thailand
Creative artists related to higher order needs, lead to think: a) Amount of need achievement and
creative abilities of subjects are likely to be equal. b) Degree of self actualization and creative
abilities of subjects are likely to be of some magnitude. c) There exists likelihood of close
correspondence needs of creative graduate artists. Need achievement measured by Mehta’s
projective test, Sharma’s self actualization, Sharma’s Battery of creativity tests. 200 graduate
students of Drawing and Painting Department, 2X2 factorial design was mentioned.
5112.4 A experimental study of metaphor generation, Keiga Abe, Masanori Nakagawa, Tokyo
Institute of Technology, Japan
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