CREATIVITY IN ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY |
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| Authors: | Patricia Kay Alpaugh Iris A Parham Kenneth D Cole J E Birren |
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| Institution: | 1. Ingleside Mental Health Center Rosemead , California;2. Virginia Commonwealth University;3. Andrus Gerontology Center |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to explore the creative process and creative products across the adult life span. The subjects were 61 women, ages 20 to 83 years, who were comparable in intelligence, education, and interest in writing. They completed a creative writing project and took three standardized creativity tests and two intelligence subtests. Both quantitative and qualitative differences were found favoring young adults. Predictive but not construct validity was demonstrated for the creativity tests with this population of young and old adults. Both methodological constraints and the ecological validity of these measures of creativity are discussed. |
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