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It is essential that intelligence assessment be integrated with creativity, although no instruments in Brazil do so. This research investigated the item difficulty and validity and reliability of the Bateria de Avaliação Intelectual e Criativa Infantil (BAICI) to address this gap. The first sample consisted of 612 children (54% M) aged 7 to 12 years, and the second sample consisted of 377 students (56% M), some of whom (N = 164) were already identified as exhibiting high skills/giftedness. Item analysis indicated the need to adjust the BAICI items. The results of a MANCOVA indicated that the BAICI exhibits evidence of validity with external variables because the group of gifted children was significantly distinguished from the group of students attending regular schools on tests of vocabulary, speed, logical thinking, and creativity. The study concludes that the BAICI has psychometric qualities that can be used in the psychological assessment of children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Creativity is a construct involving cognitive, personality and social aspects. The aim of this study was to construct the Escala de Perfil Criativo (EPC - Creative Profile Scale) and verify its validity. The validity based on its content was analyzed through blind judges, with an agreement rate of 80%, eliminating three items. Evidence of validity for the internal structure of the EPC was investigated through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), which indicated seven factors. The scale was administered with 442 participants (78.3% females), with ages ranging from 18-75 years (M=38.17; SD=13.31). The reliability through the Cronbach's Alpha produced adequate values for each factor (α=.60 to .75). In conclusion, the validity evidence for the EPC suggests that it can be used to assess creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a current need for psychological tests that can assess cognitive functioning through an integrative perspective. The purpose of this study was to collect validity evidence of the adult version of the Battery of Intelligence and Creativity. The sample was composed of 99 students (51 female), with ages ranging between 15 and 17. The battery is composed of five cognitive tests and one creative test. The following tests were used as external criteria: The Reasoning Tests Battery 5; Divided and Alternating Attention Tests and Torrance Tests. The results indicated significant correlations (p..05) between the battery subtests with the intelligence criteria tests (.28 to .52) as well as creativity tests (.26 to .54). This battery was found to be a valid measure to evaluate intelligence and creativity. Il existe un besoin d'outils psychologiques qui evaluent le fonctionnement cognitif de maniere integree. Nous avons etudie les preuves de la validite de la batterie de l'evaluation intellectuelle et creative - adultes (BAICA). 99 etudiants ont participe (51 femmes), ages de 15 a 17 ans. Le BAICA se compose de cinq sous-tests cognitifs et d'un sous-test creatif. Les tests qui ont ete utilises comme criteres externes etaient: la batterie de tests de raisonnement (BPR-5), le test de l'attention divisee (TEADI) et alternatif (TEALT) et les tests de Torrance. Les resultats ont montre des correlations significatives (p > .05) entre les sous-tests cognitifs de BAICA avec des tests d'intelligence (.28 a .52) et de creativite (.26 a .54). Il a ete conclu que BAICA est une mesure valable pour evaluer l'intelligence et la creativite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Considering the increasing number of prominent women in the various sectors of society, this research aimed to investigate their styles of thinking and creativity and to verify differences in the environmental and psychological factors that influence the creative excellence of Brazilian women in different areas. The sample were 20 Brazilian women (11 recognized for creative excellence through awards and 9 not recognized for creative excellence and without awards). The instruments were a Interview Guide, the Thinking and Creating Styles Scale and a Creative Production Analysis Guide. The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare differences between women with creative excellence and not creative. As for the interviews, a content analysis was carried out and the Chi-squared distribution was used for the categories of answers. There were significant differences between the two groups of women in the interview content. It was concluded on the importance of knowing the factors that help achieve excellence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to compare intellectual and creative skills of middle-aged and elderly individuals. Eighty one people (61.73% from 45 to 59 years old and 38.27% over 60) participated in the survey. The tests "Intellectual Abilities for Adults" and "Thinking Creatively with Words and Pictures" were used for data collection and were individually administered. The results demonstrated that verbal, visual processing and creativity tests were significantly influenced by the educational level. Memory tests were also under significant influence of schooling and showed greater decrease at older ages. Intelligence and creativity were significantly correlated. In conclusion, schooling is a significant factor affecting cognitive and creative performance in the middle and old age stages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]