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Correlates between two measures to Assess Creativity in Argentine Children. CREA and TTCT
Challenges in creativity & psychology for the XXI century, 2018
This study aimed to compare two performance tests that assess creativity in school-aged children.... more This study aimed to compare two performance tests that assess creativity in school-aged children. A total of 272 children of both sexes, aged 8-13 years, from different schools of the province of Entre Rios, completed the TTCT Figural, Form A and the Creative Intelligence test, CREA. For data analysis, partial correlations controlling for age and hierarchical regression analysis were used. The results showed significant positive correlations between the CREA and the skills Fluency, Originality, Elaboration and Resistance to Premature Closure of the TTCT; a significant positive correlation between the CREA and the final score of TTCT and the Innovative and the Adaptive factors was also found. Hierarchical regression showed that only Fluency, Elaboration, and both TTCT factors predict Creative Intelligence. These data suggest that the concurrent validity between both tasks is partial; hence, the CREA could be considered an interesting tool for screening, but it should be complemented with the evaluation of other aspects of creativity, not covered by their single scoreFil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Universidad Adventista del Plata; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado CIIPME - Entre Ríos - Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi"; ArgentinaFil: Arán Filippetti, Vanessa. Universidad Adventista del Plata; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado CIIPME - Entre Ríos - Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi"; ArgentinaFil: Lemos, Viviana Noemí. Universidad Adventista del Plata; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado CIIPME - Entre Ríos - Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi"; Argentin
El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en niños y adultos a través d... more El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en niños y adultos a través de la fluidez, flexibilidad y originalidad, así como mediante una puntuación total. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo establecer baremos para el TTCT Verbal en adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con el fin de poder utilizar el instrumento con propósitos diagnósticos y en ambientes educativos. La Forma B del TTCT Verbal, fue administrada a 432 sujetos (236 mujeres y 196 varones) de la provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina, de entre 15 a 24 años de edad, de ambos sexos. Para estudiar el efecto de la edad, el sexo y su interacción se empleó MANOVA bifactorial. Los baremos, que se establecen por primera vez en Argentina, pueden ser de utilidad para la evaluación de la creatividad y la detección de las habilidades creativas en estudiantes.The Verbal TTCT is an instrument that allows assessing creativity in children and adults through the Fluency, Flexibility and Originality abilities, as well a...
Parenting and Positive Emotions during Childhood
Está ampliamente demostrado que la interacción padres-hijos tiene un impacto significativo sobre ... more Está ampliamente demostrado que la interacción padres-hijos tiene un impacto significativo sobre la salud mental de los niños. Los lazos que se establecen entre padres e hijos pueden facilitar el desarrollo afectivo de estos últimos o bien dificultar su florecimiento y expresión. Desde esta perspectiva, el presente trabajo se propuso analizar los resultados de dos estudios independientes desarrollados para conocer si la calidad del vínculo de apego y el estilo parental predicen la experiencia de emociones positivas de los niños. Se trabajó con dos muestras de niños argentinos en edad escolar (n1 = 105 y n2 = 226). Diferentes metodologías de autoinforme fueron utilizadas para valorar el vínculo de apego, los estilos parentales, y las emociones positivas alegría, serenidad, simpatía y satisfacción personal. Los resultados obtenidos a partir de un análisis de Regresión Lineal Múltiple, están en línea con los postulados teóricos e indican que la disponibilidad en la figura de apego mate...
The aim of the present examine the power spectrum and explore functional brain connectivity/disco... more The aim of the present examine the power spectrum and explore functional brain connectivity/disconnectivity during concentration performance as measure by the d2 test of attention and creativity as a measure of the CREA test, creative intelligence in typically developing children. To this end, we examined brain connectivity by using phase synchrony (i.e., phase locking value (PLV)) over the EEG signals acquired by the Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset in 15, 9- to 12-year-old children. Besides, as a complement, a power spectrum analysis of the acquired signals was performed. Our results indicated that, during d2 Test performance, there was an increase in global gamma phase synchronization and a regional increase in beta and delta bands. In addition, there was a global alpha -band desynchronization and to a lesser extent in theta activity. The increase in gamma ,beta and delta band synchronization, and alpha desynchronization would be consistent with the attention and concentration requiremen...
In part 1 of this work we discussed the possibilities for the selection of a GSSP for the Berrias... more In part 1 of this work we discussed the possibilities for the selection of a GSSP for the Berriasian Stage of the Cretaceous System, based on prevailing practical methods for correlation in that J/K interval, traditional usage and the consensus over the best boundary markers that had developed in the last forty years. This consensus has developed further, based on the results of multidisciplinary studies on numerous sites over the last decade. Here in Part 2 we give an account of the application of those results by the Berriasian Working Group (ISCS), and present the stratigraphic evidence that justifies the selection of the locality of Tré Maroua (Hautes-Alpes, SE France) as the proposed GSSP. We describe a 45 m-thick section in the Calcaires Blancs vocontiens-that part of the formation covering the calpionellid Chitinoidella, Remanei. Intermedia, Colomi, Alpina, Ferasini, Elliptica and Simplex biozones. The stratigraphic data collected here has been compiled as part of a wider comparative study of complementary Vocontian Basin sites (with localities at Charens, St Bertrand, Belvedere and Le Chouet). Evidence from Tré Maroua thus sits in this substantial regional biostratigraphic and magnetostratigraphic con
Efectos del sexo y la edad en la Creatividad Verbal en adolescentes y jóvenes de habla hispana
Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina... more Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Psicologia Matematica y Experimental; Argentina
Test de Pensamiento Creativo de Torrance (TTCT) - Verbal Forma B: Normas para adolescentes y adultos jóvenes argentinos
El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en ninos y adultos a traves d... more El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en ninos y adultos a traves de la fluidez, flexibilidad y originalidad, asi como mediante una puntuacion total. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo establecer baremos para el TTCT Verbal en adolescentes y adultos jovenes con el fin de poder utilizar el instrumento con propositos diagnosticos y en ambientes educativos. La Forma B del TTCT Verbal, fue administrada a 432 sujetos (236 mujeres y 196 varones) de la provincia de Entre Rios, Argentina, de entre 15 a 24 anos de edad, de ambos sexos. Para estudiar el efecto de la edad, el sexo y su interaccion se empleo MANOVA bifactorial. Los baremos, que se establecen por primera vez en Argentina, pueden ser de utilidad para la evaluacion de la creatividad y la deteccion de las habilidades creativas en estudiantes.
Convergent validity, academic correlates and age- and SES-based normative data for the d2 Test of attention in children
Applied neuropsychology. Child, 2021
The d2, test of attention is one of the most used neuropsychological tests to measure attention i... more The d2, test of attention is one of the most used neuropsychological tests to measure attention in clinical and research settings. To date, no studies have examined neither its convergent and divergent validity in children nor its relationship with academic skills at school age. The aims of the present study were: (1) to examine the convergent and divergent validity of the d2 Test in a non-clinical pediatric population, (2) to explore the relationship between d2 task performance and academic skills (i.e., math, reading and writing abilities) and (3) to develop normative data for Spanish-speaking children (n = 360 8- to 12-year-old children) stratified by age and socioeconomic status (SES). Pearson's correlation and Structural Equation Models (SEM) were used to analyze the d2 Test validity and its relationship with academic skills. A between-subjects factorial MANOVA was used to examine differences among SES (Middle, Low), age (8-10, 11-12), and sex (male, female). Findings revea...
Análisis preliminar de la validez de constructo del Test de Pensamiento Creativo de Torrance verbal forma B
Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina... more Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Inter. de Inv. En Psicologia Matematica y Exp. "Dr. Horacio J.A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado Ciipme - Entre Rios - Centro de Investigacion en Psicologia Matematica y Exp. ; Argentina
Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the executive functioning profile, character... more Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the executive functioning profile, characteristic increative children. Method: The participants were 200 school children from the province of Entre Rios, Argentina, selectedthrough intentional sampling. Creativity was assessed using the figure test of Torrance Tests of CreativeThinking (TTCT), Form A and the CREA C verbal test, creative intelligence. To measure executive functions(EF), different tests were used to assess each domain: (1) WISC IV Working Memory Subtest; (2) StroopColor and Word Test for inhibition; (3) computerized WCST for reactive cognitive flexibility and verbalfluency, the Five Point Test for spontaneous cognitive fluency, and finally; (4) Porteus Maze test to assessplanning. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVAS) was performed to study executive functioningprofiles, entering intelligence as a covariate. Results: The study results suggest the existence of an EF profile in creative children based on thei...
Sensibilidad y efecto de la edad en las versiones Manual vs. Computarizada del WCST en niños con TDAH
PSICOGENTE, 2017
Objetivo: Diversas investigaciones han demostrado los beneficios del ajedrez para el desarrollo c... more Objetivo: Diversas investigaciones han demostrado los beneficios del ajedrez para el desarrollo cognitivo. Sin embargo, son escasos los estudios que han analizado el efecto del ajedrez en las Funciones Ejecutivas (FE) con base en un modelo que evalúe cada uno de los componentes del constructo, el fin del presente estudio fue analizar las diferencias de rendimiento cognitivo en tareas que valoran las FE de memoria de trabajo, inhibición, flexibilidad cognitiva y planificación entre niños practicantes de ajedrez y no practicantes. Método: A través de un estudio de tipo ex postfacto de corte transversal, con una muestra seleccionada a través de un muestreo no probabilístico intencional, empleando el Análisis Multivariado de Varianza (MANOVA) para analizar las diferencias de rendimiento cognitivo según la práctica de ajedrez. Se evaluaron 65 niños escolarizados de 8 a 12 años, de ambos sexos divididos en dos grupos de acuerdo a la práctica de ajedrez: (1) 30 niños practicantes activos y...
Child Neuropsychology, 2020
We conducted two empirical studies to (1) explore the latent structure of cognitive flexibility i... more We conducted two empirical studies to (1) explore the latent structure of cognitive flexibility in children as measured by performancebased tasks, (2) analyze the contribution of working memory (WM) and inhibition to reactive and spontaneous flexibility, and (3) examine the contribution of the different flexibility components to academic skills (i.e., reading comprehension and writing) and creativity. In S1 (n = 112 8-to 12-year-old children), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed best fit for the two-factor solution with reactive flexibility (RF) and spontaneous flexibility (SF) as separate but related components. When considering the joint contribution of WM and inhibition to both cognitive flexibility components, it was found that WM and inhibition contributed to SF, whereas only inhibition contributed to RF. Besides, only SF proved to be a significant predictor of writing and reading comprehension by using a latent-variable structural equation approach (SEM). In S2 (n = 177 8-to 13-year-old children), hierarchical regressions and SEM models showed consistently that the flexibility component in relation to creativity deals with the ability to generate diverse responses driven by internal stimuli (i.e., spontaneous flexibility). Taken together, these results suggest that cognitive flexibility is not a unified construct. Besides, the close relationship between SF and creativity and academic skills raise the question whether considering SF as a higher-level form of cognitive flexibility (different from a lower-level shifting skill) could be an interesting approach for the study of cognitive flexibility in children.
RIEE | Revista Internacional de Estudios en Educación, 2004
Esta investigación procuró evaluar la influencia de la creatividad verbal sobre el rendimiento ac... more Esta investigación procuró evaluar la influencia de la creatividad verbal sobre el rendimiento académico en 184 alumnos de nivel superior de la Universidad Adventista del Plata, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Para medir el pensamiento creativo verbal se utilizó el Test de Pensamiento Creativo de Torrance (TTCT) (Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, Forms B Torrance, 1990) Forma B, batería verbal. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos de los datos demográficos de la muestra y de las variables de estudio. Para ver la influencia de la creatividad verbal y sus factores sobre el rendimiento académico se utilizaron ANOVAs de un factor y la prueba post hoc de Scheffé para determinar los contrastes significativos. Se encontró que la creatividad verbal tiene una influencia altamente significativa sobre el rendimiento académico. En relación con las hipótesis ad hoc, se presentaron diferencias significativas en la creatividad verbal y sus factores en función del año de la carrera cursada.
International Journal of Psychological Research, 2018
This work aimed at studying the relationship between personality from the Big Five Personality mo... more This work aimed at studying the relationship between personality from the Big Five Personality model and creativity through different techniques (i.e., a paper and pencil task, and scales) and informants (i.e., the child and parents). We evaluated a sample of 359 Spanish-speaking school children of both genders, aged 9 to 13 years. Personality was assessed with the Argentine Questionnaire of children’s Personality (CAPI). Creativity was evaluated using the following instruments: The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural Form B; and the Creative Personality Scale (EPC). Pearson correlations and multiple linear regressions consistently showed that Neuroticism related negatively to creativity while competence has a positive relation. The results suggested that more creative children presented less vulnerability, irritability and psychological distress, eventually becoming more independent, competent and emotionally self-regulated in coping with environmental demands.
Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2018
We provide data about the relationships among intelligence, executive functions and creativity.... more We provide data about the relationships among intelligence, executive functions and creativity. First study in proposing a SEM model in order to explain the components that predict creative in Spanish-speaking children. Only cognitive flexibility predicts creativity in children and, in the presence of this executive function, intelligence would not have direct effects on creative potential. This study has implications for the understanding of the higher-order cognitive mechanisms that explain individual differences in creativity.
Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 2019
The aims of Study 1 (S1) were (a) to compare the task performance of 361 typically developing (TD... more The aims of Study 1 (S1) were (a) to compare the task performance of 361 typically developing (TD) children aged 7 to 12 years, according to the mode of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) administration (manual vs. computerized) and b) to examine the contributions of executive functions (EFs) (i.e., working memory [WM], shifting and inhibition) to each WCST version. The objectives of Study 2 (S2) were (a) to study the comparability of the results obtained from the manual version to the results from the computer version in 43 children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and (b) to compare task performance on both versions between children with ADHD and TD children. The effect of age was only significant for the manual WCST. Regression analyses revealed that WM and shifting contributed to manual WCST performance, whereas WM and inhibition contributed to the performance on the computer version. We observed differences depending on the WCST mode of administration, as better scores for the manual version were recorded for both TD children and children with ADHD, despite similar performance on tasks involving other EFs. Additionally, children with ADHD performed worse than TD children on both versions. Our findings suggest that verbal face-to-face interactions would play a significant role in supporting children's abilities to solve novel situations characterized by uncertainty.
Psicodebate, 2018
El presente estudio examina la relación entre la personalidad, evaluada desde estímulos inestruct... more El presente estudio examina la relación entre la personalidad, evaluada desde estímulos inestructurados y la creatividad, así como la existencia de un perfil de personalidad característico en niños creativos. La muestra quedó constituida por 146 niños y adolescentes de 9 a 12 años. La personalidad se estudió por medio de la versión
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](Acción Psicológica, 2016
The study of resilience in terms of the human capacity to overcome adversities, build on them and... more The study of resilience in terms of the human capacity to overcome adversities, build on them and emerge strengthened, has a great significance given its implication for the prevention and the positive promotion of human development. The present study aimed at assessing with a valid and reliable measure some of those personality resources frequently associated in literature with child resilience -self-control, empathy, prosociality, self-efficacy and creativity. Two different studies were carried out in order to analyze different complementary aspects regarding the psychometric properties of the instruments. The first study (E1) was conducted with an intentional sample of 216 children of both sexes, aged 9 to 12 years from three Argentine provinces. The second study (E2) was carried out with a sample of 479 children with similar characteristics to those of E1. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were performed and the discriminative power of the items, the internal consistency of the instrument and different analysis of discriminant and convergent construct validity were studied. Results of both studies indicated that the final version of the instrument meets the expected criteria for validity and reliability. From a brief psychological test of easy administration, the scale developed enables to obtain a profile of personality resources associated with the child resilience. Bearing in mind that such resources are just one of those aspects to be considered in the assessment of this significant construct, it is suggested to further supplement this information with the assessment of the risks and the competences in other areas of psychological development.
Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2016
The aim of this work was to study the construct validity of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinkin... more The aim of this work was to study the construct validity of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) by means of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Based on previous literature, four theoretical models were compared to explain the creativity construct as measured by the TTCT Figural, Form A, in a sample of Argentine children. This work also examined whether the structure found through the CFA was invariant across sex. A sample of 381 Spanish-speaking children and adolescents aged 9-12 years was studied. The CFA identified two correlated factors: Innovative and Adaptive. The best-fit model indicated that the TTCT-Figural Form A is composed of two factors: innovative and adaptive ( 2 = 3.88; df = 4; p = 0.423; GFI = 1.00, NFI = 0.99; CFI = 1.00, and RMSEA = 0.000). These factors included the skills proposed by . It was also found that the two-factor model was invariant (i.e., configural, metric, scalar, and structural) across sex. Finally, MANOVAs results revealed that there are no differences in each subscale of the factors found according to sex. The results are discussed in view of the psychometric implications and their significance in the educational and psychological spheres.
Correlates between two measures to Assess Creativity in Argentine Children. CREA and TTCT
Challenges in creativity & psychology for the XXI century, 2018
This study aimed to compare two performance tests that assess creativity in school-aged children.... more This study aimed to compare two performance tests that assess creativity in school-aged children. A total of 272 children of both sexes, aged 8-13 years, from different schools of the province of Entre Rios, completed the TTCT Figural, Form A and the Creative Intelligence test, CREA. For data analysis, partial correlations controlling for age and hierarchical regression analysis were used. The results showed significant positive correlations between the CREA and the skills Fluency, Originality, Elaboration and Resistance to Premature Closure of the TTCT; a significant positive correlation between the CREA and the final score of TTCT and the Innovative and the Adaptive factors was also found. Hierarchical regression showed that only Fluency, Elaboration, and both TTCT factors predict Creative Intelligence. These data suggest that the concurrent validity between both tasks is partial; hence, the CREA could be considered an interesting tool for screening, but it should be complemented with the evaluation of other aspects of creativity, not covered by their single scoreFil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Universidad Adventista del Plata; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado CIIPME - Entre Ríos - Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi"; ArgentinaFil: Arán Filippetti, Vanessa. Universidad Adventista del Plata; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado CIIPME - Entre Ríos - Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi"; ArgentinaFil: Lemos, Viviana Noemí. Universidad Adventista del Plata; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado CIIPME - Entre Ríos - Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental "Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi"; Argentin
El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en niños y adultos a través d... more El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en niños y adultos a través de la fluidez, flexibilidad y originalidad, así como mediante una puntuación total. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo establecer baremos para el TTCT Verbal en adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con el fin de poder utilizar el instrumento con propósitos diagnósticos y en ambientes educativos. La Forma B del TTCT Verbal, fue administrada a 432 sujetos (236 mujeres y 196 varones) de la provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina, de entre 15 a 24 años de edad, de ambos sexos. Para estudiar el efecto de la edad, el sexo y su interacción se empleó MANOVA bifactorial. Los baremos, que se establecen por primera vez en Argentina, pueden ser de utilidad para la evaluación de la creatividad y la detección de las habilidades creativas en estudiantes.The Verbal TTCT is an instrument that allows assessing creativity in children and adults through the Fluency, Flexibility and Originality abilities, as well a...
Parenting and Positive Emotions during Childhood
Está ampliamente demostrado que la interacción padres-hijos tiene un impacto significativo sobre ... more Está ampliamente demostrado que la interacción padres-hijos tiene un impacto significativo sobre la salud mental de los niños. Los lazos que se establecen entre padres e hijos pueden facilitar el desarrollo afectivo de estos últimos o bien dificultar su florecimiento y expresión. Desde esta perspectiva, el presente trabajo se propuso analizar los resultados de dos estudios independientes desarrollados para conocer si la calidad del vínculo de apego y el estilo parental predicen la experiencia de emociones positivas de los niños. Se trabajó con dos muestras de niños argentinos en edad escolar (n1 = 105 y n2 = 226). Diferentes metodologías de autoinforme fueron utilizadas para valorar el vínculo de apego, los estilos parentales, y las emociones positivas alegría, serenidad, simpatía y satisfacción personal. Los resultados obtenidos a partir de un análisis de Regresión Lineal Múltiple, están en línea con los postulados teóricos e indican que la disponibilidad en la figura de apego mate...
The aim of the present examine the power spectrum and explore functional brain connectivity/disco... more The aim of the present examine the power spectrum and explore functional brain connectivity/disconnectivity during concentration performance as measure by the d2 test of attention and creativity as a measure of the CREA test, creative intelligence in typically developing children. To this end, we examined brain connectivity by using phase synchrony (i.e., phase locking value (PLV)) over the EEG signals acquired by the Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset in 15, 9- to 12-year-old children. Besides, as a complement, a power spectrum analysis of the acquired signals was performed. Our results indicated that, during d2 Test performance, there was an increase in global gamma phase synchronization and a regional increase in beta and delta bands. In addition, there was a global alpha -band desynchronization and to a lesser extent in theta activity. The increase in gamma ,beta and delta band synchronization, and alpha desynchronization would be consistent with the attention and concentration requiremen...
In part 1 of this work we discussed the possibilities for the selection of a GSSP for the Berrias... more In part 1 of this work we discussed the possibilities for the selection of a GSSP for the Berriasian Stage of the Cretaceous System, based on prevailing practical methods for correlation in that J/K interval, traditional usage and the consensus over the best boundary markers that had developed in the last forty years. This consensus has developed further, based on the results of multidisciplinary studies on numerous sites over the last decade. Here in Part 2 we give an account of the application of those results by the Berriasian Working Group (ISCS), and present the stratigraphic evidence that justifies the selection of the locality of Tré Maroua (Hautes-Alpes, SE France) as the proposed GSSP. We describe a 45 m-thick section in the Calcaires Blancs vocontiens-that part of the formation covering the calpionellid Chitinoidella, Remanei. Intermedia, Colomi, Alpina, Ferasini, Elliptica and Simplex biozones. The stratigraphic data collected here has been compiled as part of a wider comparative study of complementary Vocontian Basin sites (with localities at Charens, St Bertrand, Belvedere and Le Chouet). Evidence from Tré Maroua thus sits in this substantial regional biostratigraphic and magnetostratigraphic con
Efectos del sexo y la edad en la Creatividad Verbal en adolescentes y jóvenes de habla hispana
Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina... more Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Psicologia Matematica y Experimental; Argentina
Test de Pensamiento Creativo de Torrance (TTCT) - Verbal Forma B: Normas para adolescentes y adultos jóvenes argentinos
El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en ninos y adultos a traves d... more El TTCT Verbal es un instrumento que permite valorar la creatividad en ninos y adultos a traves de la fluidez, flexibilidad y originalidad, asi como mediante una puntuacion total. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo establecer baremos para el TTCT Verbal en adolescentes y adultos jovenes con el fin de poder utilizar el instrumento con propositos diagnosticos y en ambientes educativos. La Forma B del TTCT Verbal, fue administrada a 432 sujetos (236 mujeres y 196 varones) de la provincia de Entre Rios, Argentina, de entre 15 a 24 anos de edad, de ambos sexos. Para estudiar el efecto de la edad, el sexo y su interaccion se empleo MANOVA bifactorial. Los baremos, que se establecen por primera vez en Argentina, pueden ser de utilidad para la evaluacion de la creatividad y la deteccion de las habilidades creativas en estudiantes.
Convergent validity, academic correlates and age- and SES-based normative data for the d2 Test of attention in children
Applied neuropsychology. Child, 2021
The d2, test of attention is one of the most used neuropsychological tests to measure attention i... more The d2, test of attention is one of the most used neuropsychological tests to measure attention in clinical and research settings. To date, no studies have examined neither its convergent and divergent validity in children nor its relationship with academic skills at school age. The aims of the present study were: (1) to examine the convergent and divergent validity of the d2 Test in a non-clinical pediatric population, (2) to explore the relationship between d2 task performance and academic skills (i.e., math, reading and writing abilities) and (3) to develop normative data for Spanish-speaking children (n = 360 8- to 12-year-old children) stratified by age and socioeconomic status (SES). Pearson's correlation and Structural Equation Models (SEM) were used to analyze the d2 Test validity and its relationship with academic skills. A between-subjects factorial MANOVA was used to examine differences among SES (Middle, Low), age (8-10, 11-12), and sex (male, female). Findings revea...
Análisis preliminar de la validez de constructo del Test de Pensamiento Creativo de Torrance verbal forma B
Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina... more Fil: Krumm, Gabriela Liliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Inter. de Inv. En Psicologia Matematica y Exp. "Dr. Horacio J.A. Rimoldi". Grupo Vinculado Ciipme - Entre Rios - Centro de Investigacion en Psicologia Matematica y Exp. ; Argentina
Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the executive functioning profile, character... more Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the executive functioning profile, characteristic increative children. Method: The participants were 200 school children from the province of Entre Rios, Argentina, selectedthrough intentional sampling. Creativity was assessed using the figure test of Torrance Tests of CreativeThinking (TTCT), Form A and the CREA C verbal test, creative intelligence. To measure executive functions(EF), different tests were used to assess each domain: (1) WISC IV Working Memory Subtest; (2) StroopColor and Word Test for inhibition; (3) computerized WCST for reactive cognitive flexibility and verbalfluency, the Five Point Test for spontaneous cognitive fluency, and finally; (4) Porteus Maze test to assessplanning. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVAS) was performed to study executive functioningprofiles, entering intelligence as a covariate. Results: The study results suggest the existence of an EF profile in creative children based on thei...
Sensibilidad y efecto de la edad en las versiones Manual vs. Computarizada del WCST en niños con TDAH
PSICOGENTE, 2017
Objetivo: Diversas investigaciones han demostrado los beneficios del ajedrez para el desarrollo c... more Objetivo: Diversas investigaciones han demostrado los beneficios del ajedrez para el desarrollo cognitivo. Sin embargo, son escasos los estudios que han analizado el efecto del ajedrez en las Funciones Ejecutivas (FE) con base en un modelo que evalúe cada uno de los componentes del constructo, el fin del presente estudio fue analizar las diferencias de rendimiento cognitivo en tareas que valoran las FE de memoria de trabajo, inhibición, flexibilidad cognitiva y planificación entre niños practicantes de ajedrez y no practicantes. Método: A través de un estudio de tipo ex postfacto de corte transversal, con una muestra seleccionada a través de un muestreo no probabilístico intencional, empleando el Análisis Multivariado de Varianza (MANOVA) para analizar las diferencias de rendimiento cognitivo según la práctica de ajedrez. Se evaluaron 65 niños escolarizados de 8 a 12 años, de ambos sexos divididos en dos grupos de acuerdo a la práctica de ajedrez: (1) 30 niños practicantes activos y...
Child Neuropsychology, 2020
We conducted two empirical studies to (1) explore the latent structure of cognitive flexibility i... more We conducted two empirical studies to (1) explore the latent structure of cognitive flexibility in children as measured by performancebased tasks, (2) analyze the contribution of working memory (WM) and inhibition to reactive and spontaneous flexibility, and (3) examine the contribution of the different flexibility components to academic skills (i.e., reading comprehension and writing) and creativity. In S1 (n = 112 8-to 12-year-old children), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed best fit for the two-factor solution with reactive flexibility (RF) and spontaneous flexibility (SF) as separate but related components. When considering the joint contribution of WM and inhibition to both cognitive flexibility components, it was found that WM and inhibition contributed to SF, whereas only inhibition contributed to RF. Besides, only SF proved to be a significant predictor of writing and reading comprehension by using a latent-variable structural equation approach (SEM). In S2 (n = 177 8-to 13-year-old children), hierarchical regressions and SEM models showed consistently that the flexibility component in relation to creativity deals with the ability to generate diverse responses driven by internal stimuli (i.e., spontaneous flexibility). Taken together, these results suggest that cognitive flexibility is not a unified construct. Besides, the close relationship between SF and creativity and academic skills raise the question whether considering SF as a higher-level form of cognitive flexibility (different from a lower-level shifting skill) could be an interesting approach for the study of cognitive flexibility in children.
RIEE | Revista Internacional de Estudios en Educación, 2004
Esta investigación procuró evaluar la influencia de la creatividad verbal sobre el rendimiento ac... more Esta investigación procuró evaluar la influencia de la creatividad verbal sobre el rendimiento académico en 184 alumnos de nivel superior de la Universidad Adventista del Plata, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Para medir el pensamiento creativo verbal se utilizó el Test de Pensamiento Creativo de Torrance (TTCT) (Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, Forms B Torrance, 1990) Forma B, batería verbal. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos de los datos demográficos de la muestra y de las variables de estudio. Para ver la influencia de la creatividad verbal y sus factores sobre el rendimiento académico se utilizaron ANOVAs de un factor y la prueba post hoc de Scheffé para determinar los contrastes significativos. Se encontró que la creatividad verbal tiene una influencia altamente significativa sobre el rendimiento académico. En relación con las hipótesis ad hoc, se presentaron diferencias significativas en la creatividad verbal y sus factores en función del año de la carrera cursada.
International Journal of Psychological Research, 2018
This work aimed at studying the relationship between personality from the Big Five Personality mo... more This work aimed at studying the relationship between personality from the Big Five Personality model and creativity through different techniques (i.e., a paper and pencil task, and scales) and informants (i.e., the child and parents). We evaluated a sample of 359 Spanish-speaking school children of both genders, aged 9 to 13 years. Personality was assessed with the Argentine Questionnaire of children’s Personality (CAPI). Creativity was evaluated using the following instruments: The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural Form B; and the Creative Personality Scale (EPC). Pearson correlations and multiple linear regressions consistently showed that Neuroticism related negatively to creativity while competence has a positive relation. The results suggested that more creative children presented less vulnerability, irritability and psychological distress, eventually becoming more independent, competent and emotionally self-regulated in coping with environmental demands.
Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2018
We provide data about the relationships among intelligence, executive functions and creativity.... more We provide data about the relationships among intelligence, executive functions and creativity. First study in proposing a SEM model in order to explain the components that predict creative in Spanish-speaking children. Only cognitive flexibility predicts creativity in children and, in the presence of this executive function, intelligence would not have direct effects on creative potential. This study has implications for the understanding of the higher-order cognitive mechanisms that explain individual differences in creativity.
Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 2019
The aims of Study 1 (S1) were (a) to compare the task performance of 361 typically developing (TD... more The aims of Study 1 (S1) were (a) to compare the task performance of 361 typically developing (TD) children aged 7 to 12 years, according to the mode of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) administration (manual vs. computerized) and b) to examine the contributions of executive functions (EFs) (i.e., working memory [WM], shifting and inhibition) to each WCST version. The objectives of Study 2 (S2) were (a) to study the comparability of the results obtained from the manual version to the results from the computer version in 43 children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and (b) to compare task performance on both versions between children with ADHD and TD children. The effect of age was only significant for the manual WCST. Regression analyses revealed that WM and shifting contributed to manual WCST performance, whereas WM and inhibition contributed to the performance on the computer version. We observed differences depending on the WCST mode of administration, as better scores for the manual version were recorded for both TD children and children with ADHD, despite similar performance on tasks involving other EFs. Additionally, children with ADHD performed worse than TD children on both versions. Our findings suggest that verbal face-to-face interactions would play a significant role in supporting children's abilities to solve novel situations characterized by uncertainty.
Psicodebate, 2018
El presente estudio examina la relación entre la personalidad, evaluada desde estímulos inestruct... more El presente estudio examina la relación entre la personalidad, evaluada desde estímulos inestructurados y la creatividad, así como la existencia de un perfil de personalidad característico en niños creativos. La muestra quedó constituida por 146 niños y adolescentes de 9 a 12 años. La personalidad se estudió por medio de la versión
Acción Psicológica, 2016
The study of resilience in terms of the human capacity to overcome adversities, build on them and... more The study of resilience in terms of the human capacity to overcome adversities, build on them and emerge strengthened, has a great significance given its implication for the prevention and the positive promotion of human development. The present study aimed at assessing with a valid and reliable measure some of those personality resources frequently associated in literature with child resilience -self-control, empathy, prosociality, self-efficacy and creativity. Two different studies were carried out in order to analyze different complementary aspects regarding the psychometric properties of the instruments. The first study (E1) was conducted with an intentional sample of 216 children of both sexes, aged 9 to 12 years from three Argentine provinces. The second study (E2) was carried out with a sample of 479 children with similar characteristics to those of E1. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were performed and the discriminative power of the items, the internal consistency of the instrument and different analysis of discriminant and convergent construct validity were studied. Results of both studies indicated that the final version of the instrument meets the expected criteria for validity and reliability. From a brief psychological test of easy administration, the scale developed enables to obtain a profile of personality resources associated with the child resilience. Bearing in mind that such resources are just one of those aspects to be considered in the assessment of this significant construct, it is suggested to further supplement this information with the assessment of the risks and the competences in other areas of psychological development.
Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2016
The aim of this work was to study the construct validity of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinkin... more The aim of this work was to study the construct validity of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) by means of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Based on previous literature, four theoretical models were compared to explain the creativity construct as measured by the TTCT Figural, Form A, in a sample of Argentine children. This work also examined whether the structure found through the CFA was invariant across sex. A sample of 381 Spanish-speaking children and adolescents aged 9-12 years was studied. The CFA identified two correlated factors: Innovative and Adaptive. The best-fit model indicated that the TTCT-Figural Form A is composed of two factors: innovative and adaptive ( 2 = 3.88; df = 4; p = 0.423; GFI = 1.00, NFI = 0.99; CFI = 1.00, and RMSEA = 0.000). These factors included the skills proposed by . It was also found that the two-factor model was invariant (i.e., configural, metric, scalar, and structural) across sex. Finally, MANOVAs results revealed that there are no differences in each subscale of the factors found according to sex. The results are discussed in view of the psychometric implications and their significance in the educational and psychological spheres.