Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation

Frontiers in Psychology

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Teemu Toivainen¹  Ana-Maria Olteteanu²  Vlada Repeykova²  Maxim Likhanov³  Yulia Kovas¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, University of London, United Kingdom;The International Centre for Research in Human Development, Tomsk State University;Sirius Educational Centre

关键词: Remote Associates Test;    creativity;    measurement;    cross-cultural;    visual stimuli;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00926

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The Remote Associates Test (RAT) is a measure of associative ability, which is often regarded as essential for creative thinking. The most commonly used version of the test is the compound RAT. However, many RAT items do not translate directly in different languages. Additionally, a linguistic measure cannot be used to measure visual associative ability. A visual measure for associative ability that is similar to the RAT would be a useful tool for cross-cultural investigations of creativity. The present study investigated the relationship between the linguistic and a newly developed visual version of RAT in Russian and Finnish native speakers (for both samples n = 67). Both linguistic and visual measures showed good internal reliabilities in both samples (Cronbach’s α = 0.73–0.84). The mean score in the visual task was slightly higher for the Finnish sample. The correlation between the two measures was stronger in the Russian sample ( r = 0.56) compared to the Finnish sample ( r = 0.28). These results are discussed in relation to linguistic and cultural differences between the samples.

【 授权许可】

CC BY