The Relationship of Mobility-Fixity to Creativity, Formal Reasoning and Intelligence.

Niaz, Mansoor; De Nunez, Grecia Saud

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ERIC Number: EJ439433

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Relationship of Mobility-Fixity to Creativity, Formal Reasoning and Intelligence.

Niaz, Mansoor; De Nunez, Grecia Saud

Journal of Creative Behavior, v25 n3 p205-17 1991

This study investigated 137 Venezuelan college freshmen's performance on the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking as a function of field dependence or independence as well as "field mobility." Findings indicated that the most mobile students performed best on creativity tests whereas "fixed" students performed better on tests of formal reasoning. (DB)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Style, College Students, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Field Dependence Independence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Personality Traits

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Venezuela

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking

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