The Effects of Feedback on Creativity

The purpose of this study was to examine whether feedback on the results of a creativity test influences behavior. There were 20 males and 20 females that participated. The participants were divided into two groups; one group of randomly assigned students received positive feedback about their creativity level. While, the second group received negative feedback. Participants were then asked to perform a task, which was dependent on creativity, and were asked to rate the task, based on their own perceived sense of creativity. Students who received the positive feedback were more likely to rate their task higher than the students who received negative feedback