Intelligence and creativity are accounted for in terms of two different mental operations referred to as "convergent thinking" and "divergent thinking", respectively. Nevertheless, psychometric evidence on the relationship between intelligence and creativity has been controversial. To clarify their relationship, we…

Article considers the relation between creativity and intelligence through use of creativity tests for children. (Author/RK)

The threshold hypothesis regarding creativity and intelligence suggests that these two constructs are positively correlated except at the higher end of the IQ distribution, where they are unrelated. Much of the support for this hypothesis comes from comparisons of correlations within average and high-IQ groups. However, a common methodological…

There is disagreement among researchers about whether IQ tests or divergent thinking (DT) tests are better predictors of creative achievement. Resolving this dispute is complicated by the fact that some research has shown a relationship between IQ and DT test scores (e.g., Runco & Albert, 1986; Wallach, 1970). The present study conducted…

Findings of this study, involving 210 female adolescents, demonstrated that subjects who achieved in English were more likely to score high on tests of creative thinking and obtain high intelligence quotient (IQ) scores. Achievement in mathematics and art were not as highly correlated with creative thinking but were related to high IQ scores. (JDD)