Self-Perceived Creativity and Vividness of Mental Imagery

Campos, Alfredo; González, María Ángeles

doi:10.2466/pms.1993.77.3f.1291

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“…Justi cation for this is based upon the proper methodological treatment of subjective measures in experimental psychology (Valentine, 1992). Several papers were rejected on these grounds (Campos & Gonza lez, 1993;Campos & Pe rez, 1994;Durndell & Wetherick, 1977;Kuzendorf, 1982). (3) Inadequate reporting.…”

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Mental imagery and creativity: A meta‐analytic review study

LeBoutillier

Marks

2003

British J of Psychology

115

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The reports of many creative individuals suggest the use of mental imagery in scientific and artistic production. A variety of protocols have tested the association between mental imagery and creativity, but the individual differences approach has been most frequently employed. This approach is assessed here through a range of meta-analytic tests. Database searches revealed 18 papers employing the individual differences approach that were subjected to a conservative set of selection criteria. Nine studies (1494 participants) were included in the final analyses. A marginal, but statistically significant, Fisher's Z-transformed correlation coefficient was revealed. Further analyses showed little difference between form and type of self-reported imagery and divergent thinking. Explanations for the failure to account for more than 3% of the variance in the data sets are discussed in the context of anecdotal reports, task validity, and design problems.

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Mental imagery and creativity: A meta‐analytic review study

LeBoutillier

Marks

2003

British J of Psychology

115

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“…With time, many empirical studies appeared that demonstrated a weak relationship between imagination and divergent thinking (Parrott and Strongman, 1985 ; Campos and Perez, 1989 ; Campos and González, 1993 ), which is confirmed by the meta-analysis summing up these studies (LeBoutillier and Marks, 2003 ). It therefore became justified to treat these constructs as distinct and relatively independent components of creativity, each having its own measurement specificity.…”

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Measuring creative imagery abilities

Jankowska

Karwowski

2015

Front. Psychol.

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Over the decades, creativity and imagination research developed in parallel, but they surprisingly rarely intersected. This paper introduces a new theoretical model of creative visual imagination, which bridges creativity and imagination research, as well as presents a new psychometric instrument, called the Test of Creative Imagery Abilities (TCIA), developed to measure creative imagery abilities understood in accordance with this model. Creative imagination is understood as constituted by three interrelated components: vividness (the ability to create images characterized by a high level of complexity and detail), originality (the ability to produce unique imagery), and transformativeness (the ability to control imagery). TCIA enables valid and reliable measurement of these three groups of abilities, yielding the general score of imagery abilities and at the same time making profile analysis possible. We present the results of nine studies on a total sample of more than 1700 participants, showing the factor structure of TCIA using confirmatory factor analysis, as well as provide data confirming this instrument's validity and reliability. The availability of TCIA for interested researchers may result in new insights and possibilities of integrating the fields of creativity and imagination science.

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“…Studies investigating correlations between creativity and vividness of imagery have been performed on college students (Campos & Gonzdlez, 1993a, 1993bForisha, 1978;Khatena, 1975;Lindauer, 1977;Schmeidler, 1965), high school students (Gonzdlez, Campos & P6rez, 1997;Fontao, 1996;Campos & P6rez, 1989), and gifted elementary students (Shaw & DeMers, 1986). A few studies have specifically investigated persons involved in or studying for a profession in the fine arts (Campos & Gonzdlez, 1993a, 1993bDavies & Talbot, 1987) or persons identified as aesthetic (Lindauer, 1977). Researchers studying creativity have used a variety of tests to measure creativity and imagery; Table 1 lists the studies and tests used to investigate the correlation between creativity and vividness of imagery.…”

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Assessment of Creativity in Apparel Design

Kidd

Workman

1999

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

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This study examines creativity and vividness of imagery of students in a fashion illustration course. It was predicted that students who experienced vivid images (versus less vivid images) would draw more creative designs after a visualization exercise. Students responded to Betts' Vividness of Imagery Scale and participated in a visualization exercise, then were asked to sketch an apparel design using the exercise as inspiration. Designs were rated on creativity, aesthetic appeal, functionality, appropriateness, and originality. Reliability of judgments of creativity indicated that judges agreed on degree of creativity of the designs. Overall faculty ratings correlated with student ratings, but each student's own rating of the creativity of his or her design did not correlate with faculty or other students' ratings, suggesting that participants may be less objective in rating their own work. Vividness of visual, auditory and tactile imagery correlated with ratings of creativity. Ratings of creativity correlated with ratings of originality and aesthetic appeal whereas functionality ratings correlated with appropriateness ratings. Previous research supports further investigation into the relationship between vividness of imagery and creativity using participants who have been recognized or acknowledged as creative in a specific area or subject.

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Self-Perceived Creativity and Vividness of Mental Imagery

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Mental imagery and creativity: A meta‐analytic review study

Mental imagery and creativity: A meta‐analytic review study

Measuring creative imagery abilities

Assessment of Creativity in Apparel Design

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