Intelligence and creativity

Differences in intelligence and creative ability.

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Intelligence

  • Spearman: a general factor “g” plus specific factors.
  • Gardner: multiple intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinaesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalist.
  • Sternberg: triarchic theory: analytical, creative and practical intelligence.
  • IQ = (mental age ÷ chronological age) × 100.
  • Emotional intelligence (popularised by Daniel Goleman): understanding and managing one’s own and others’ emotions.

Creativity

Creativity is the ability to produce ideas that are both new and useful. Guilford linked it to divergent thinking: generating many different answers. Teachers encourage it with open-ended questions, freedom to experiment and acceptance of unusual answers.

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A child with a mental age of 12 and a chronological age of 10 has an IQ of:Medium
Divergent thinking, closely linked to creativity, was emphasised by:Medium
The “g factor” theory of intelligence was proposed by:Medium
Which question best encourages creativity?Easy
Sternberg’s triarchic theory includes analytical, creative and:Medium
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