Pengaruh Pelatihan Mental Imagery Terhadap Creative Task Performance

SRI DIAN FITRIANI, Galang Lufityanto, M.Psi, Ph.D.

2020 | Tesis | MAGISTER PSIKOLOGI PROFESI

Creative task performance sangat diperlukan dalam meraih keunggulan kompetitif perusahaan yang dapat ditingkatkan melalui stimulasi mental imagery dengan memperhatikan penggunaan cognitive strategy visual imagery atau abstract store. Apabila digunakan salah satu strategi yang dominan, maka dapat membantu mempercepat produksi ide melalui pengalaman yang tersimpan di dalam memory. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran tentang pengaruh pelatihan mental imagery terhadap creative task performance. Penelitian ini dibagi kedalam tiga kelompok, yaitu latihan dengan cognitive strategy yang sesuai (E1), latihan dengan cognitive strategy yang tidak sesuai (E2), dan tidak diberi latihan (K). Penelitian ini menggunakan maze game yang diklasifikasikan berdasarkan bentuk petunjuk yang mewakili salah satu cognitive strategy serta melibatkan 42 orang karyawan PT. ABC. Creative task performance diukur dengan alternate uses test khususnya aspek berpikir kreatif dan key performance indicator untuk aspek creative performance. Hasilnya menunjukkan, bahwa terjadi peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan creative performance untuk kelompok E1. Menariknya kelompok E2 terjadi penurunan kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan creative performance sedangkan kelompok K tidak terjadi perubahan. Meskipun demikian, hanya sedikit kontribusi pelatihan terhadap creative performance, namun berhasil membedakan kemampuan antarkelompok. Studi ini menyarankan bahwa latihan mental imagery dapat meningkatkan creative task performance hanya jika menggunakan cognitive strategy yang sesuai.

Creative task performance is necessary to obtain competitive advantage for a company. It can be improved through mental imagery stimulation by observing visual imagery cognitive strategy or abstract store applications. Either strategy will improve idea production through stored memory and experience. The purpose of this research is to describe the influence of mental imagery training towards creative task performance. This research measured in three cognitive strategy training groups: suitable cognitive strategy training group (E1), unsuitable cognitive strategy training group (E2), and untrained group (K). This research used a maze game classified according to in-game directions representing one of the cognitive strategies, taken by 42 PT. ABC's employees. Creative task performance was measured using Alternate Uses Test and Key Performance Indicator specialized in creative thinking aspect and creative performance respectively. The result shows improvement in creative thinking and performance for E1. Remarkably, E2 experienced decline in creative thinking and creative performance while K did not have any changes. While the training contribution towards creative performance was little, the difference between each group abilities were apparent. This study suggests that training with mental imagery can improve creative task performance only if using the suitable cognitive strategy.

Kata Kunci : Mental imagery, cognitive strategy, creative task performance, berpikir kreatif, creative performance