Creative Parameters for Adult Active Web Users

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze empirical data that test the hypothesis of greater creativity of active Internet users compared to adult fans of traditional reading. Methods. The study was conducted on a statistically large and homogeneous sample by age, level of education and professional activity (the sphere of mental work). The differentiation of respondents into groups for comparative analysis was carried out on the basis of two criteria: 1) the choice of information system in free time (book or Internet); 2) the time allocated to work with the specified system. The criteria were determined through anonymous and voluntary questionnaires. The parameters of creativity were measured for different types of creativity: verbal (Mednik's test in the adaptation of A. A. Voronin) and figurative (Sievert's test).