scholarly journals Mental synthesis and creative thinking in typically developed Italian

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-228
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Sagone ◽  
Maria Elvira De Caroli ◽  
Rossella Falanga ◽  
Maria Luisa Indiana
Keyword(s):  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Capital Letter ◽  
Italian Children ◽  
Verbal Production

                The study concerns the relationships between mental synthesis and creative thinking in typically developed Italian children. Creative Mental Synthesis task was applied to analyze the mental synthesis of visualized forms (Finke, Ward, & Smith, 1992) by means of rotation, dimension, superimposition, and inclusion. It consisted of a paper-pencil protocol with three stimuli, a capital letter V, a square, and a circle: each child was instructed to imagine combining the stimuli to make meaningful objects and was allowed to imagine the stimuli in any size and to combine them in anyway, without altering or modifying the structural shapes. Test of Creative Thinking (Williams, 1994) was used to measure fluency, flexibility, elaboration, originality, and verbal production; it was made up of a protocol with 12 frames, containing incomplete graphic stimuli shown to children who were asked to draw a picture. Results: the more the children were able in mental synthesis and, mainly, in inclusion and superimposition of visual forms, the more they better performed in elaboration, flexibility, and originality. Future research could deepen the role of mental imagery in development of creativity through curricula focused on strategies for strengthening the processes related to mental imagery. Keywords: Mental imagery; creative thinking; typical development;

Arts Education as a Vehicle for Social Change: An Empirical Study of Eco Arts in the K-12 Classroom

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeniffer Sams ◽  
Doreen Sams
Keyword(s):  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Arts ◽  
K 12

AbstractArts education has been part of the United States K-12 educational system for over a century. However, recent administrative policy decisions addressed theeconomic bottom lineand the 1983 report,A Nation at Risk, and complied with theNo Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001(U.S. Department of Education, 2001). These decisions resulted instandardisationof both core curricula and testing, leaving arts programs to function in a diminished capacity, curtailing both individuality and creative thinking. This study unpacks the role of the arts as change agents with the ability to: address current discourse; question ideologies and culture; convey complex problems in artistic form; engage the viewer in aesthetics; provide a perspective not found in regimented thinking; and empower creative problem solvers. This work also highlights the role of eco-art as a medium for addressing complex environmental challenges. The study also empirically examines, through a self-report survey, K-12 arts educators’ perceptions of integrating eco-arts into curricula. Findings revealed respondents’ desire to integrate eco-arts into the arts curricula and identified the most significantly perceived barriers to integration, as well as the role of policy on practicality. The authors also identify the study's limitations and recommend areas for future research.

On the role of creativity in the formation of new complex words

Linguistics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lívia Körtvélyessy ◽  
Pavol Štekauer ◽  
Pavol Kačmár
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Language User ◽  
Complex Words ◽  
University Undergraduates

Abstract This article presents the results of a large-scale interdisciplinary project aimed at a corroboration of the role of creativity in the way university undergraduates (N = 309) coin new complex words. Specifically, the tendency towards economy of expression, preferred by a speaker, and the tendency towards semantic transparency, preferred by a listener, were examined in the broader context of the creative potential of an individual, understood as divergent thinking abilities captured by the Torrance test of creative thinking (TTCT). The results indicate that divergent thinking abilities, as operationalized by the TTCT scores, negatively correlate with the general tendency to coin new complex words in a more economical fashion. More specifically, the general tendency towards economy of expression correlates negatively with Elaboration, Creative Strengths, and potentially with Creativity. A more detailed analysis indicates that this is especially the case for the word-formation task, where open-ended responses were analyzed and a drawing served as stimulus material for word formation. These results are not only novel but also encouraging for future research into the role of psychological factors in the psycholinguistic process of word formation conceived as a creative act of a language user.

Creativity Similarity? The Mediating Role of Climate for Creativity at Home Environment on the Relationship between Mother’s and Child’s Creative Thinking

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Maria Jankowska ◽  
Joanna Maria Kwaśniewska ◽  
Izabela Lebuda ◽  
Eliza Maria Witkowska
Keyword(s):  
Home Environment ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Parent Child ◽  
At Home

This study investigates the link between mother’s and children’s (8 to 9 years of age) creative thinking, focusing in particular on how mothers’ creativity interacts with climate for creativity in the parent-child relationship in predicting the offspring’s creative potential assessed by the Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production (TCT-DP). The moderating role of the children’s gender in this relationship was also assessed. In a sample of parent-child dyads (N = 66), it was demonstrated that (a) mother’s and child’s creative thinking was related within dyads, (b) four dimensions of climate for creativity at home environment, namely Encouragement to Experience Novelty and Variety, Encouragement of Nonconformism, Support of Perseverance in Creative Efforts, and Encouragement to Fantasize partially mediated this relationship, and (c) child’s gender did not moderate the investigated relationship. Moreover, there were no differences in climate for creativity between girls and boys, except for the fact that mothers support nonconformism more strongly in their sons than in daughters. Results were discussed in light of potential family transmission mechanisms of creative potential. It was also indicated the study’s implications for practice and directions for future research that stem from this project.

The role of attention in the development of creativity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna R. Kauer ◽  
Paul T. Sowden
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Control ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Complete Picture ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Attentional Processes ◽  
Combine Information ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

Creativity is typically defined as an output that is both novel and effective, and creative ability in adults is strongly linked to attentional processes. Creative thinking requires the attentional flexibility to combine information from internal and external inputs and to switch between ideas and representations, together with the attentional control to resist distraction, and persist with an idea over time. There are also indications that attention style may be qualitatively different in highly creative people, although we do not yet have a complete picture of the optimal attentional profile for creativity. However, the relationship between attention and creativity has hardly been explored in children. Consequently, we have little understanding of what the developmental attentional milestones for creativity might be. Here, the authors consider the evidence that the development of attention in children is as integral to the development of creativity as it is to other aspects of cognition and suggest potential avenues for future research.

scholarly journals The Role of Mental Imagery in Parkinson’s Disease Rehabilitation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Amit Abraham ◽  
Ryan P. Duncan ◽  
Gammon M. Earhart
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disease ◽  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Motor Rehabilitation ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Current Therapies ◽  
Future Research Directions

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disabling neurodegenerative disease whose manifestations span motor, sensorimotor, and sensory domains. While current therapies for PD include pharmacological, invasive, and physical interventions, there is a constant need for developing additional approaches for optimizing rehabilitation gains. Mental imagery is an emerging field in neurorehabilitation and has the potential to serve as an adjunct therapy to enhance patient function. Yet, the literature on this topic is sparse. The current paper reviews the motor, sensorimotor, and sensory domains impacted by PD using gait, balance, and pain as examples, respectively. Then, mental imagery and its potential for PD motor and non-motor rehabilitation is discussed, with an emphasis on its suitability for addressing gait, balance, and pain deficits in people with PD. Lastly, future research directions are suggested.

Coping Humor as a Mediator Between Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peizhen Sun ◽  
Jennifer J. Chen ◽  
Hongyan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Regulation Of Emotion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Abstract. This study investigated the mediating role of coping humor in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job satisfaction. Participants were 398 primary school teachers in China, who completed the Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, Coping Humor Scale, and Overall Job Satisfaction Scale. Results showed that coping humor was a significant mediator between EI and job satisfaction. A further examination revealed, however, that coping humor only mediated two sub-dimensions of EI (use of emotion and regulation of emotion) and job satisfaction. Implications for future research and limitations of the study are discussed.

Public Administration in the Islamic World: Considering the Importance of Religion, its Values and Culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Daniel Hummel
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
Salient Region ◽  
The People ◽  
Comparative Public Administration

A small but growing area of public administration scholarship appreciates the influence of religious values on various aspects of government. This appreciation parallels a growing interest in comparative public administration and indigenized forms of government which recognizes the role of culture in different approaches to government. This article is at the crossroads of these two trends while also considering a very salient region, the Islamic world. The Islamic world is uniquely religious, which makes this discussion even more relevant, as the nations that represent them strive towards legitimacy and stability. The history and core values of Islam need to be considered as they pertain to systems of government that are widely accepted by the people. In essence, this is being done in many countries across the Islamic world, providing fertile grounds for public administration research from a comparative perspective. This paper explores these possibilities for future research on this topic.

Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship between Cognitive Errors and Anxiety among Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-102
Author(s):  
Tasnim Rehna ◽  
Rubina Hanif ◽  
Muhammad Aqeel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adolescent Psychopathology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cognitive Errors ◽  
Adolescent Anxiety ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Status ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Widespread social paradigms on which the status variances are grounded in any society, gender plays pivotal role in manifestation of mental health problems (Rutter, 2007). A hefty volume of research has addressed the issue in adults nonetheless, little is vividly known about the role of gender in adolescent psychopathology. Sample: A sample of 240 adolescents (125 boys, 115 girls) aging 12-18 years was amassed from various secondary schools of Islamabad with the approval of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), relevant authorities of the schools and the adolescents themselves. Instruments: Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (Taylor & Spence, 1953) and Children’s Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire (CNCEQ) by Leitenberg et al., (1986) were applied in present study. Results: Multiple regression analysis revealed that cognitive errors jointly accounted for 78% of variance in predicting anxiety among adolescents. Findings also exhibited that gender significantly moderated the relationship between cognitive errors and adolescent anxiety. Implications of the findings are discoursed for future research and clinical practice.

Potential Role of Cytokines in Children with Acute Appendicitis and Acute Mesenteric Lymphadenitis

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-133
Author(s):  
Astra Zviedre ◽  
Arnis Engelis ◽  
Mohit Kakar ◽  
Aigars Pētersons
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Acute Appendicitis ◽  
Inflammatory Mediators ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mesenteric Lymphadenitis ◽  
Proper Diagnosis ◽  
Near Future

Potential Role of Cytokines in Children with Acute Appendicitis and Acute Mesenteric Lymphadenitis Although, AAP and AML have different etiological factors, clinical symptoms are very much similar but treatment tactics in both the disease differ a lot. In case of AML, treatment is more conservative and does not require hospitalization while in case of AAP immediate hospitalization and maybe further surgery can be mandatory. With the identification of group of cytokines serum inflammatory mediators IL-8, IL-10, IL-12[p70], IL-17, TNF-a and MCP-1, it is believed early and proper diagnosis of AAP in the near future. Research of cytokines-serum inflammatory mediators has opened new opportunities for an early detection and differentiation of these two diseases in children.

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