Quest for the Holy Grail of Psychometric Creativity: The Links with Visual Thinking Ability and IQ

Maria McCann

Gifted and Talented International, 2005, vol. 20, issue 1, 19-29

Abstract: This paper proposes that creativity is an essential characteristic of giftedness despite the documented low correlation between IQ scores and scores on creativity tests, particularly at the upper IQ level. Tests for creativity are discussed with a particular emphasis on those that focus onfigural and visual thinking ability.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/15332276.2005.11673054

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