Determining Creativity

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This paper begins with a review of literature on the concept of creativity and how it correlates to certain personality traits. The paper then presents a hypothesis, which states that it is possible to use one or more personality inventory tests to describe potential creativity in adult populations with approximately a 50 percent degree of certainty. The paper includes the methodology for proving this hypothesis and concludes with suggesting that existing material is sufficient for the study.

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"Whether the schools are to blame, or lazy parents or too much TV, or even a diminishing gene pool, the fact remains that it would be advantageous to be able to identify which of the possible applicants for schools or jobs are likely to be creative. While numerous studies have been conducted regarding what the personality traits of creative people are observed or reported to be, fewer have been done in pairing various traits with later creative production. In other words, while it is relatively easy to paint a picture of the "creative type," predicting creativity based on a complex of traits is much more riskier."

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