Validity of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking to the Brazilian Culture

摘要

This research provides evidence of the validity of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT; 1966, 1990). The sample consisted of 59 Brazilians (29 males, 30 females) who have received public recognition through awards and 69 Brazilians (31 males, 38 females) who have not received recognition. The TTCT were administered to all participants and scored using Torrance's procedure as well as Wechsler's procedure (1985). Results analyzed through Pearson correlations indicated there were significant relationships among creative achievements and the creative indicators in the TTCT (r = .14 to r = .33, p ≤ .05 to p ≤ .001). Persons with recognized and without recognized achievements also could be distinguished on the basis of the presence of creative indicators in the TTCT using t tests. Figural and Verbal Creative Indexes were significantly related. The validity of the Verbal and Figural TTCT to the Brazilian culture was confirmed.