The conception of creativity may be influenced by laypeople’s opinions and cultural contexts. This study aimed to replicate a study by Bass et al. (2015) with students from the Netherlands about the opinion of facilitating conditions of creativity among lay people, comparing them with Brazilian students. The Brazilian sample consisted of 296 undergraduate students (F = 83%), average age of 24,5 years (SD = 7.73) who did not have any creativity course. The study from the Netherlands consisted of 176 undergraduate students (F = 73.9%) with an average age of 20 years (SD = 5.0). The Brazilian participants answered a questionnaire designed to evaluate the same areas of the Dutch study on situations that favor creativity. The responses compared by t-Student and factor analysis showed differences between countries, with Brazilians giving greater importance to relaxing activities and tra...

La concepción de la creatividad puede estar influenciada por la opinión de los legos o gente común, y por los contextos culturales. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo replicar un estudio realizado por Bass et al. (2015) con estudiantes de los Países Bajos sobre la opinión de las condiciones facilitadoras de la creatividad entre la gente común, comparándolos con los estudiantes brasileños. La muestra brasileña consistió en 296 estudiantes de pregrado (Mujeres = 83%), con una edad promedio de 24 años (DE = 7.73) que no llevaron ningún curso sobre creatividad. En el estudio de los Países Bajos participaron 176 estudiantes de pregrado (Mujeres = 73.9%) con una edad promedio de 20 años (DE = 5.0). Los participantes brasileños respondieron un cuestionario diseñado para evaluar las mismas áreas del estudio neerlandés sobre situaciones que favorecen la creatividad. Las r...

The conception of creativity may be influenced by laypeople’s opinions and cultural contexts. This study aimed to replicate a study by Bass et al. (2015) with students from the Netherlands about the opinion of facilitating conditions of creativity among lay people, comparing them with Brazilian students. The Brazilian sample consisted of 296 undergraduate students (F = 83%), average age of 24,5 years (SD = 7.73) who did not have any creativity course. The study from the Netherlands consisted of 176 undergraduate students (F = 73.9%) with an average age of 20 years (SD = 5.0). The Brazilian participants answered a questionnaire designed to evaluate the same areas of the Dutch study on situations that favor creativity. The responses compared by t-Student and factor analysis showed differences between countries, with Brazilians giving greater importance to relaxing activities and tra...