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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Special Education

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  • Investigates the relationship between inhibitory control and creativity in children with mild intellectual disabilities.
  • Based on the Dual Pathway to Creativity Model.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how inhibitory control affects creativity (fluency and originality) in children with mild intellectual disabilities.
  • To test the applicability of the Dual Pathway to Creativity Model in this specific population.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Day-Night Stroop Test to assess inhibitory control.
  • Employed the Alternative Uses Test to measure creativity, specifically fluency and originality.
  • Sample comprised 58 children diagnosed with mild intellectual disabilities.

Main Results:

  • Participants exhibited moderate fluency but lower originality scores.
  • Faster inhibitory control (Stroop test) was negatively correlated with fluency (r = -0.30, p < 0.05).
  • The association between inhibitory control and originality did not reach statistical significance (r = -0.24, p > 0.05).

Conclusions:

  • Effective inhibitory control is associated with enhanced verbal fluency in children with mild intellectual disabilities.
  • Findings support the Dual Pathway to Creativity Model, suggesting a balance between cognitive inhibition and flexibility is crucial.
  • The study underscores the role of inhibitory control in creative potential within this developmental group.