The Influence of Humour on Creative Thinking
This study was carried out with the firm belief that everyone is born creative, has the capacity to be creative and can be induced to become more creative. Children at tender years show that they are creative until they entered school. The education process and our adult experience have taught us...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Langue: | English English |
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1998
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| Accès en ligne: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9008/1/FPP_1998_23_A.pdf |
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| Résumé: | This study was carried out with the firm belief that everyone is born creative, has the
capacity to be creative and can be induced to become more creative. Children at tender
years show that they are creative until they entered school. The education process and our
adult experience have taught us the "habit" of uncreative thinking. Infact, fun and humour
have always been perceived as the opposite of work.
As such this study tries to uncover the positive effect of humour, specifically how it
influences creative thinking. With this in mind, the research is carried out using the
nonequivalent control group design where 2 classrooms were selected intact and the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking: Figural Fonn (TTCT) was administered. The score
is believed to be an indication of the subject's creative thinking ability.
Results of the analysis of data and the interpretations made are based on the t-test
analysis. The findings show that (1) humour significantly influences creative thinking, that
there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups;
(2),the control group exhibits high post test score on creative thinking, significant even at
alpha 0.01, possibly due to the subject's familiarity with the pre-test; and (3) the experiment
group, however, showed a higher mean score in their creative thinking.
In conclusion, this study indicates that humour significantly influences creative
thinking. Having a good laugh and sharing a few jokes does make a difference in their
creative thinking, hence making them more creative. |
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