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Capacity for imagery and creative self-perceptions

M P González Fontao1

  • 1Universidad de Vigo, Departamento Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Orense, Spain.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

This study found limited connections between imagery skills and creativity in secondary students. Imagery capacity did not strongly predict creative abilities based on sensory tests.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Creativity is a key aspect of student development.
  • The role of imagery, the ability to form mental representations, in creativity is not fully understood.
  • Previous research suggests potential links between sensory processing and cognitive functions like creativity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between imagery capacity and creativity in secondary school students.
  • To determine if specific sensory modalities or spatial abilities are significant predictors of creativity.

Main Methods:

  • A quantitative study involving 1125 secondary school students.
  • Administration of multiple questionnaires, including the Betts questionnaire measuring sensory modalities.
  • Inclusion of spatial tests to assess spatial reasoning abilities.

Main Results:

  • Analysis revealed few statistically significant correlations between imagery capacity (sensorial modalities, spatial tests) and creativity scores.
  • The predictive power of imagery capacity on creativity was found to be low.
  • No strong evidence emerged to support a direct link between sensory modalities and creative output in this cohort.

Conclusions:

  • Imagery capacity, as measured by sensory modalities and spatial tests, has a limited influence on the creativity of secondary school students.
  • The findings suggest that other factors may play a more substantial role in the development of creativity.
  • Further research is needed to explore the complex relationship between cognitive abilities and creative potential.

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