Latent Inhibition as a Biological Basis of Creative Capacity in Individuals Aged Nine to 12

Frontiers in Psychology

María Isabel de Vicente-Yagüe Jara¹  Antonio José Lorca Garrido²  Olivia López-Martínez² 

[1] Department of Didactics of Language and Literature, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;

关键词: creativity;    selective attention;    latent inhibition;    intelligence;    primary education;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.650541

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study focuses on latent inhibition, a mechanism behind selective attention, as the biological basis of creativity in schoolchildren. The main objective of this study is to know if low levels of attention positively affect the levels of creativity manifested in students between the ages of nine and 12. The design of this study is non-experimental with an explanatory-correlational cross-sectional quantitative approach. In order to achieve the objective suggested, several education centers located in Murcia were selected, in which 476 students took part in a creativity test (PIC-N), an attention test (D2), and another test about intelligence depending on the educational level (BADYG/E2r or BADYG/E3r). The results obtained showed that selective attention was negatively correlated with graphic creativity, understanding that behind it lies the latent inhibition, and that when certain levels of intelligence are present, this negative correlation increases. In this way, the simultaneous existence of creative and inattentive subjects is demonstrated.

【 授权许可】

CC BY