The Stability of Original Thinking in Young Children

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Abstract
Findings from the longitudinal study demonstrate that original thinking in young children (N = 33, 75 to 98 mo.) is relatively stable between 4 and ages 7 and 8. The stability of original thinking (r = .54) was comparable to the stability of 1Q ( r # .44) over the same period of time. Original thinking defined as the ability to generate unusual ideas was shown to be distinct from intelligence as measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children-Revised. An order effect in the response sequence such that popular responses occur early and original later, reported in an earlier study with young children, was also replicated.