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Direct linkZmigrod, Sharon; Colzato, Lorenza S.; Hommel, Bernhard – Creativity Research Journal, 2015
Creativity has been conceptualized as involving 2 distinct components; divergent thinking, the search for multiple solutions to a single problem, and convergent thinking, the quest for a single solution either through an analytical process or the experience of insight. Studies have demonstrated that these abilities can be improved by cognitive…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Development, Creative Teaching
Chermahini, Soghra Akbari; Hickendorff, Marian; Hommel, Bernhard – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2012
The Remote Associates Test (RAT) developed by Mednick and Mednick (1967) is known as a valid measure of creative convergent thinking. We developed a 30-item version of the RAT in Dutch with high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.85) and applied both Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory (IRT) to provide measures of item…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Reliability, Item Response Theory, Construct Validity
