Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:29:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Adriana Aparecida Ferreira de Souza.pdf: 760418 bytes, checksum: f157f2b59d0fd9c152733f834ecdc41c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-18 / This study aimed to compare cognitive and creative skills between people in maturity and elderly, checking the influence of sex, age and educational level, and comparing test results with the participants self-assessment. Eighty one people (61.73% from 45 to 59 years and 38.27% over 60 years) participated in the survey. The tests Battery of Cognitive Abilities of Adults (BAIAD), Thinking Creatively with Words and Pictures, besides the Self-Assessment Scale about the Performance of Cognitive and Creative Skills, and Leisure and a Personal Data Questionnaire were used for data collection. The instruments were administered individually in three or more sessions in institutions for the elderly, after free and informed consent of participants. The results showed that the verbal tests, visual combination and creativity (verbal and pictorial) were affected only by the educational level (ANOVA). The memory tests were also under significant influence of schooling and the interactions among gender, age and education. Intelligence and creativity are correlated. The performance test was related to the participants self assessment by the scale. It is concluded that schooling is a significant factor in the cognitive and creative performance. / Este estudo se prop?s a comparar as habilidades cognitivas e criativas entre pessoas na maturidade e idosos, verificando a influ?ncia do sexo, faixa et?ria e n?vel educacional e comparando os resultados de testes com a auto-avalia??o dos participantes. Participaram da pesquisa 81 pessoas (61,73% de 45 a 59 anos e 38,27% acima de 60 anos). Para a coleta de dados foram utilizados os testes Bateria de Habilidades Cognitivas de Adultos (BAIAD), Pensando Criativamente com Palavras e com Figuras, al?m da Escala de Auto-avalia??o do Desempenho de Habilidades Cognitivas, Criativas e Lazer e um Question?rio de Dados Pessoais. Os instrumentos foram aplicados individualmente em tr?s ou mais sess?es em institui??es de terceira idade, ap?s consentimento livre e esclarecido dos participantes. Os resultados mostraram que os testes verbais, combina??o visual e criatividade (verbal e figural) foram influenciados apenas pelo n?vel educacional (ANOVA). Os testes de mem?ria tamb?m sofreram influ?ncia significante da escolaridade e das intera??es entre sexo, faixa et?ria e escolaridade. Intelig?ncia e criatividade est?o correlacionadas. O desempenho nos testes teve rela??o com a auto-avalia??o dos participantes pela escala. Conclui-se que a escolaridade ? fator significante no desempenho cognitivo e criativo.