Making Creative Metaphors: The Importance of Fluid Intelligence for Creative Thought

Autor/inn/en	Silvia, Paul J.; Beaty, Roger E.
Titel	Making Creative Metaphors: The Importance of Fluid Intelligence for Creative Thought
Quelle	In: Intelligence, 40 (2012) 4, S.343-351 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0160-2896
DOI	10.1016/j.intell.2012.02.005
Schlagwörter	Figurative Language; Intelligence; Nonverbal Tests; Young Adults; Emotional Experience; Cognitive Ability; Creativity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Denkfähigkeit; Kreativität
Abstract	The relationship between intelligence and creativity remains controversial. The present research explored this issue by studying the role of fluid intelligence (Gf) in the generation of creative metaphors. Participants (n = 132 young adults) completed six nonverbal tests of Gf (primarily tests of inductive reasoning) and were then asked to create metaphors that described a past emotional experience. The metaphors were rated for creative quality. Latent variable models found that Gf explained approximately 24% of the variance in metaphor quality (standardized beta = 0.49), consistent with the view that creative ideation engages executive processes and abilities. The effect of Gf remained substantial after including personality (the Big Five factors) in the model. The discussion considers implications for the debate over intelligence and creativity as well as for the cognitive abilities involved in metaphor production. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10