Creative writing Do external rewardsthings like money,

Chapter 1, Problem 1.42

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Creative writing Do external rewardsthings like money, praise, fame, and gradespromote creativity? Not according to the study in Exercise 1.35 (page 28). Children who competed for prizes generally produced less creative collages than children who simply shared their artwork. Will similar results hold for college students? The psychologist of Exercise 1.35 designed another studythis time involving 47 experienced creative writers who were college students. Students were divided into two groups using a chance process (like drawing names from a hat). The students in one group were given a list of statements about external reasons for writing, like public recognition, making money, or pleasing their parents. Students in the other group were given a list of statements about internal reasons for writing, such as expressing yourself and enjoying working with words. Both groups were then instructed to write a poem about laughter. Each students poem was rated separately by 12 different poets using a creativity scale.23 (a) Was this an observational study or an experiment? Justify your answer. (b) Why were students divided into the two groups using a chance process? (c) None of the poets was aware of which students were in which group. Why is this important?