A variation account was applied to divergent thinking accommodated as a kind of creative thinking. To provide control （contrast） condition the variation account was applied to psychometric intelligence. Guilford＇s ...A variation account was applied to divergent thinking accommodated as a kind of creative thinking. To provide control （contrast） condition the variation account was applied to psychometric intelligence. Guilford＇s （1956, 1967, 1988） theory of divergent-----convergent thinking served the background of our study. The main premise was that creative variation represents ＂thought trials＂ with diverse ways to find a solution to the problem. Task demands and the respective creative problem solving reveal advantageous sources that suggest the variation. Probably, uncertainty, information search, and finding alternatives extracted from memory precede, entail and provide variety of seeking, as well. A principal hypothesis to be tested was that divergent thinking enables its variation rather than intelligence does that to its variation. As predicted, the divergent thinking and its variation were related. Compared to uncreative, creative persons were characterized by larger variation. Apart from the mathematical intelligence, other kinds of intelligence and their variation did not correlate. Mainly, the data obtained, thus, lend support to the claimed hypothesis.展开更多
intellectual and non-intellectual factors are the two basic elements of talent qualities. With the deepening of talent studies, there is growing awareness of the important role of non-intelligence factors on a person...intellectual and non-intellectual factors are the two basic elements of talent qualities. With the deepening of talent studies, there is growing awareness of the important role of non-intelligence factors on a person＇s talent. Psychological research tells us that there is no big difference in people＇ s innate intellectual, but there is a big difference in non-intellectual factors, which lead to different career achievements. Non-intellectual factors play a decisive role in a creative talent.展开更多
文摘A variation account was applied to divergent thinking accommodated as a kind of creative thinking. To provide control （contrast） condition the variation account was applied to psychometric intelligence. Guilford＇s （1956, 1967, 1988） theory of divergent-----convergent thinking served the background of our study. The main premise was that creative variation represents ＂thought trials＂ with diverse ways to find a solution to the problem. Task demands and the respective creative problem solving reveal advantageous sources that suggest the variation. Probably, uncertainty, information search, and finding alternatives extracted from memory precede, entail and provide variety of seeking, as well. A principal hypothesis to be tested was that divergent thinking enables its variation rather than intelligence does that to its variation. As predicted, the divergent thinking and its variation were related. Compared to uncreative, creative persons were characterized by larger variation. Apart from the mathematical intelligence, other kinds of intelligence and their variation did not correlate. Mainly, the data obtained, thus, lend support to the claimed hypothesis.
文摘intellectual and non-intellectual factors are the two basic elements of talent qualities. With the deepening of talent studies, there is growing awareness of the important role of non-intelligence factors on a person＇s talent. Psychological research tells us that there is no big difference in people＇ s innate intellectual, but there is a big difference in non-intellectual factors, which lead to different career achievements. Non-intellectual factors play a decisive role in a creative talent.
