Divergent thinking in blind children

Studied the influence of visual deprivation upon divergent thinking dimensions of intelligence in 10-12 yr. Olds. 6 divergent thinking tests were administered to 76 seeing children, 76 blind children in residential schools, and 76 blind children in day school programs. Results indicate that (a) blin...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1971-12, Vol.62 (6), p.468-473
Main Authors: Tisdall, William J, Blackhurst, A. Edward, Marks, Claude H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Age Factors
Blindness
Child
Creativity
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Personality Assessment
Schools
Sensory Deprivation
Sex Factors
Thinking
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:Studied the influence of visual deprivation upon divergent thinking dimensions of intelligence in 10-12 yr. Olds. 6 divergent thinking tests were administered to 76 seeing children, 76 blind children in residential schools, and 76 blind children in day school programs. Results indicate that (a) blind ss were more verbally fluent than seeing ss; (b) visual familiarity with the environment gave seeing ss an advantage over the blind in a small number of divergent thinking activities; (c) blind and seeing ss did not generally differ in the ability to think divergently; (d) blind ss in residential and day school settings were equally capable of thinking divergently; and (e) seeing and day school blind males tended to be more divergent than their female classmates. (20 ref.)
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/h0032019