Abstract
M.Ed. (Psychology of Education)
In this study an attempt has been made to ascertain
whether the creative gifted child experiences more
difficulties with socialization than the gifted child
who is less creative.
In Chapter 1 the problem and objectives were
conceptualized and formulated. A literature survey in Chapter
7 dealt with the concepts of creativity and their
interrelatedness. The literature pertaining to
creativity and socialization was surveyed in Chapter 3.
The method of research was formulated in Chapter 4 and
the findings, conclusions and recommendations in
Chapters 5 and 6 respectively.
The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the
Interpersonal Relationship Questionnaire of the Human
Science Research Council were administered to 75 gifted
std 5 pupils. The complete group was divided into a
highly creative and a low creative group. When the
socialization scores of the two groups were compared,
they did not statistically differ in a meaningful
way.