This is the third of a series of listings dealing with instruments that have been used in the study of creative behavior and creative talent. Included is a reference with each test description. (Editor/CB)

It was hypothesized that individuals taking a test of creative thinking in dyads would attain a higher level of originality, and experience stronger feelings of stimulation, enjoyment, and originality of expression than individuals working alone under standard test conditions. Findings supported the hypotheses. (Author/TA)

These presentations made at a seminar on creativity include: 1) "Creative Potential and the Educational Experience" by Sidney Parnes, a discussion of the state of the art tracing the rise of interest in creativity through the 1950's to the present; 2) "The 'Ah ha!' Experience" by James Lenowitz, a description of the creative individual as one with…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between measures of creativity and to determine how success on one measure might be used to predict success for Blacks on another. (Author)

The article describes a visit to the home of E. Paul Torrance and his wife Pansy. Noted are milestones in Paul Torrance's life, character, achievements, and past and current research in creativity, including the 22-year longitudinal study on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. (MC)

A study of 115 undergraduate psychology students was undertaken to determine (1) if the average college student could fake the response pattern of a highly creative person or an uncreative drudge, (2) if a social desirability scale could detect fakers, and (3) if high creativity is fakable, whether positive traits are more easily faked than…

An analysis of the creative episode and experience through time, drawing on the various views of psychologists, philosophers, artists and writers. (EH)

The purposes of this article are (1) to report empirical findings of studies of original or creative thinking in preschoolers, (2) to point out important issues to be considered in measuring the creativity of preschool children, and (3) to discuss the practical implications of these findings and issues. Research conducted at the Virginia…

Analysis of scores on three divergent production tests taken by 59 gifted students (grades 4-6) sought to isolate three variables assumed to be factors of divergent production: ideational fluency, spontaneous flexibility, and originality. Results cast doubt on the existence of spontaneous flexibility and originality as valid cognitive factors.…

The author identifies and describes what he regards as 25 of the most significant outcomes or products of 25 years of creativity research. Some were selected for the influence they have had on educational practices; others were selected for their potential in making a difference in future educational practice. (JN)

The present study was designed to measure creativity changes in counselors. The findings suggest that the increase in authoritarianism in counselors may result from the more management oriented role that counselors are expected to assume. (Author)

A 22-year longitudinal study of the "Just Suppose" Test is reported. Five criteria of later achievement were correlated with such test measures as fluency, originality, and emotional expression. Correlation coefficients were statistically significant in 27 of the 35 cells with the overall Creativity Index being most predictive of…

A study involving 144 children (in kindergarten, second, and fourth grades) was conducted to further investigate the relationship between intelligence and creativity by assessing ideational fluency and originality at the verbal production, nonverbal production, and nonverbal recognition levels of young children. (SBH)

Study investigated effects of differential motivation on the means, reliability, and validity of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking.'' (Author)