CREATIVE ABILITIES IN THE ARTS,

Abstract

The author holds that creative artistic talent is not a unitary or uniform commodity but is to be accounted for in terms of a large number of factors or primary mental abilities. It is probable that the creative abilities of artists are not the same as creative abilities in other fields such as science and management. He cites the factors of fluency, flexibility, and originality, as the most obviously creative abilities. A full account of complete creative-artistic performance, he claims, involves evaluative abilities and possibly abilities that are not primarily creative. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 1956
Accession Number
AD0710583

Entities

People

  • J. P. Guilford

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Commerce
  • Commodities
  • Human Behavior
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Personality
  • Resilience

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.