Relaciotion between metacognition, creativity and self-esteem

• Grant number: 17/09907-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2017
• End date: July 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Cognitive Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Patrícia Waltz Schelini
• Grantee: Letícia Ribeiro Fernandes de Andrade
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Metacognition can be described as the comprehension each person has about their own cognitive processing. Creativity relates to the capacity to generate new products adapted to a given context. Finally, self-esteem characterizes itself as an evaluative character of the self-concept integrating feelings and thoughts of a person. The objective of the present study is to investigate metacognitve monitoring of university students about their own performance in task involving figural creativity and its relation to the self-esteem. 30 university students of both genders will participate the study. For the data taking, the following instruments will be used: Thinking Creatively Thinking with Torrance Figures, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Figural Creativity Monitoring Technique, presented collectively in that order. (AU)