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Peer reviewedReese, Hayne W.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976
A 2-year sequence in creative problem solving for college students had no significant effect on memory or evaluation operations, but significantly improved divergent production, convergent production, and cognition. The data support a multidimensional analysis of creativity, involving idea finding, knowing, judging, and implementing ideas.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Creative Development
Cropley, A. J. – 1968
The relationship between creativity and intelligence is discussed; and the position that intellect is not synonymous with the ability to respond in the usual logical way to a standard test item is developed. This logical (convergent) way of thinking, measured by IQ tests, is contrasted with the creative (divergent) way of thinking, measured by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking
