MID EXAME {Answer Sheet}

NAME: GHULAMMOINHASSANKHAN

ROLL NO: 2191019

PHYSCHOLOGY – {CASE STUDY}

Understanding the case Study

Directions: Answer the following questions in the space

provided.

Q1. What does Simonton’s study of creativity and aging indicate? 5 Marks
Answer:
Psychologists have been studying the creative lives of older people and
how creativity can enhance the aging process. In a range of studies,
they’ve found that being creative can add richness to the aging process;
that those who followed their creative passions are happier old people; and
that many creative people develop new creative styles in old age.

Q2. What is ‘swan-song’ creativity? 3 Marks

ANSWER:
‘Swan-song’ creativity
Creative people often change strategies in old age, Simonton has found.
Composer Igor Stravinsky, for example, began in later life to compose
pieces much differently than he had earlier, changing from writing
traditional polytonal music to more radical ‘twelve-tone’ music that used the
musical scale in a different way.

Relatedly, Simonton has found a ‘swan-song’ phenomenon: a time in which

people’s work becomes more meaningful and aesthetically concise as they
face death. Different kinds of artists have different creative peaks,
Simonton added: For instance, lyric poets may peak earlier than novelists.
In addition, some people— like Grandma Moses—begin creative careers
later in life,

Q3. Can creativity increase with age? 3 Marks

ANSWER:
Who were a mix of non artists and artists ages 60 and older—said that
being creative enhanced their life satisfaction. In addition, creativity can
encourage greater cognitive flexibility, the study found. Sixty percent of the
study participants said they’d become even more creative as they’ve gotten
older. Of the remaining 40 percent, half said they’d remained consistently
creative throughout their lives.

Q4. Into what three groups did Dudek divide the participants in her 1991 study?
What were her conclusions? 5 Marks
ANSWER:
Dudek interviewed 70 of the original architects in the study, all of those who
were still alive in 1991. She divided the architects into three groups:
famous; very successful; and ‘nice guys,’ men who had never strived to be
famous, but who had fulfilling careers.

Q5. Does a creative person need to achieve fame to find satisfaction with his or
her talents? Why or why not? 4 Marks
ANSWER:
Personally I think not, because most "creative" people find their own self-
satisfaction within their work which is typically when they began to become
even more prominent in their work. However, some people have the need
for achievement, as well as the need to be accepted by peers, family
members, or just members of society. While people which seek out these
attributes in their life are searching for fame, this does not mean specifically
"creative" people are who need this type of achievement in their lives.

Q6. List one or more areas in which you are creative. Projecting into the future,
develop a life plan that would allow you to use your creativity throughout your life.
Consider how you can
ANSWER:
Professional chef:
I want to show my all creativity in this field and I want to devote my full
concentration on this. I will enhance my ability and creativity through out of
my life. It would be the life plant of my life.
Interior Designer:
 I have experience of interior designing of many years. I am doing job in
that from many years. I have started the job from second year and started
to give half money to my mom for the household’s things. i feel very much
blessed of that I feel relaxed on sharing that money.
Exterior Designing:
I love to do that also because I have also experience in that of three years
in exterior designing. i love to play with plants and different types of flowers.
Event Management:
I always do the management in home and different events like birthday
party, Groom shower, Bridal shower, First baby day, All small events of
wedding and E.T.C.