The Use of an Animated Short Film as a Short-Term Intervention on Creativity

• Grant number: 23/06794-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2023
• End date: May 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Cognitive Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Patrícia Waltz Schelini
• Grantee: André Cazzoli Vieira
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Creativity is a construct which has been put under observation since ancient times. Before, it was thought to be a gift or an innate skill - and common sense has this view even nowadays. Psychology seeks to systematically study creativity, creating theories that elucidate aspects of the creative process, the creative person or the creative product and, based on these, it develops interventions to enhance creativity. In this sense, this study will investigate the possibility of using animated shorts as a tool to improve creative responses in the short term. The sample will consist of 40 participants, with ages between 18 and 25 years old, divided into control and experimental groups and asked to perform image-based question generation tasks. The results will be evaluated and scored by three judges.