Brainstorming and Orneriness as Facilitators of Creativity

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When 173 Ss were assigned the task of writing captions for cartoons in a three-stage experiment in which they brainstormed alone, then in small groups, and finally alone, the level of creativity of responses was higher in the third phase, as contrasted with the first phase. The number of responses produced in the third phase was significantly higher for women, but not for men. Level of creativity, but not the number of responses, was positively correlated with scores made on a forced-choice questionnaire consisting of pairs of self-evaluative adjectives scored in terms of choices made by persons preferring asymmetrical to symmetrical art. Such choices were generally consistent with what may be described as asocial or ornery attitudes.

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