PSY 121 - Creativity and Intelligence

⭐ - understand how it can be applied, not just what it means

What are the 3 principles of creativity? ⭐

• Originality

• Usefulness

• Surprise

What is Little-c creativity? ⭐

Creative actions in which the nonexpert may participate

What is Big-C creativity? ⭐

Eminent creative contributions that have long-lasting impact on a domain

What is convergent creativity? ⭐

One correct answer (e.g. the Remote Associates Test)

What is divergent creativity? ⭐

No single correct answer; requires generation of multiple responses

What does openness to experience mean? ⭐

Personality factor associated with being open to different or new values, interests, and activities

Creativity is not associated with being more open to experience. ⭐

False

What is intelligence? ⭐

An individual’s cognitive capability; includes the ability to acquire, process, recall, and apply information

What is fluid intelligence? ⭐

The ability to solve novel problems

What is crystallized intelligence? ⭐

Broad base of learned knowledge

What is analytical intelligence? ⭐

The ability to think abstractly and evaluate information

What is practical intelligence? ⭐

The ability to cope with concrete situations

What is creative intelligence? ⭐

The ability to invent novel solutions or ideas

What is emotional intelligence? ⭐

The ability to reason about emotions and to use emotions to enhance reasoning

What does IQ stand for? ⭐

Intelligence quotient; used to rank a person’s intellectual
ability against others

What is a standardized measurement? ⭐

Assessments are given in the exact same manner to everyone so that scores can be easily compare

What is norming? ⭐

Assessments are given to a representative sample of a population to determine the range of scores for that population

IQ scores of family members are correlated. ⭐

True

Big-C Creativity is often acquired with extensive experience in a particular field ⭐

True

What is latent inhibition?

The ability to filter out extraneous stimuli, concentrating only on the information that is deemed relevant. Reduced latent inhibition is associated with higher creativity.

What are remote associations?

Associations between words or concepts that are semantically distant and thus relatively unusual or original.

What are unusual uses?

A test of divergent thinking that asks participants to find many uses for commonplace objects, such as a brick or paperclip.

What are multicultural experiences?

Individual exposure to two or more cultures, such as obtained by living abroad, immigrating to another country, or working or going to school in a culturally diverse setting.

What is “G” short for? ⭐

General factor (which is usually synonymous with intelligence itself)