9- How is Creativity Measured? Flashcards
What was intelligence previously an umbrella term for? (3 points)
Knowledge, creativity, problem solving
Who created the original intelligence test?
Binet and Simon, 1905
What did Guildford’s Alternative Uses Test suggest in order to test intelligence?
We must be more intelligent if we can come up with more alternative uses
What intelligence test is used in school entrance exams?
Torrance Test of Creative Thinking
How important is creativity in job interviews?
It is the 3rd out of 10 most desired traits employers look for
How did creativity develop through societal evolution and advancement? (4 points)
- Using rocks as tools
- Inventing the wheel
- Using steam to power engines
- Language development and interaction
What did Guildford say about his Divergent Thinking Model?
‘Person who is capable of producing a large number of ideas per unit of time… has a greater chance of having significant ideas’
What evidence for the usefulness of Guildford’s Alternative Uses Test did Kudrowitz and Dippo find?
Participants found alternative uses for a paperclip- more responses caused them to be more novel, and later responses were more novel than earlier responses
What was the Remote Associates Test?
Participants were given collection of words and asked to find word that linked them
What did Kounios and Beeman find about the Remote Associates Test?
Solving this problem required conceptual reorganisation and creativity involves processing loss
How did Taft and Rossiter critique the Remote Associates Test?
It may be biased by culture or verbal ability
How do Marko, Michalko and Riecansky critique the Remote Associates Test?
It is more of a test of semantic association/recall, rather than creativity
What does a consequences test allow us to explore?
How one utilises their imagination
Why are we free to use our imaginations in a consequences test?
There are no real consequences or historical events to compare to
Who showed greater creativity when Furnham & Nederstrom studied it?
Females
