Naslov
Levels of criteria specificity and the promise of a reward: effects on the judged creativity of the product

Autori
Čorko, Irena ; Vranić, Andrea

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Dimensions of Well-Being: Research and Intervention

Urednik/ci
Delle Fave, Antonella

Izdavač
Franco Angeli

Grad
Milano

Godina
2006

Raspon stranica
350-366

ISBN
88-464-7362-0

Ključne riječi
creativity, promise of reward, goal setting, metacognition, consensual assessment

Sažetak
The study examined how the promise of a reward effects creativity of the product depending on the level of specificity of the criteria by which products are assessed. Female students (N=95), devided in 6 groups, engaged in collage making activity. A two-factor (2x3) between-subject design was used, varying 3 types of task (levels of specificity of the criteria - heuristic, algorithmic and metacognitive), with or without the promise of reward. Creativity and other dimensions of the products were assessed by 11 judges through consensual assessment technique. Opposing the expectations, statistically significant interaction between the promise of a reward and the type of the task was not found, but main effects of the task and of the reward were shown on certain dimensions of the product. Assigning a specific creativity goal (algorithmic task) has positive effects on judged creativity of the product. Results indicate that the promise of a reward has positive effects on judged creativity, which is probably the result of increased level of adequacy of the product, and not its originality. Results of this research do not confirm the hypothesis that the promise of reward has negative effects on the creativity of the product.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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