The effect of environmental scanning on creativity test performance of 49 fourth and sixth graders was assessed. Four groups were tested under different conditions of environmental richness and instructions to search for cues for responses. Significant differences between groups were found on each of three creativity tests used in the experiment. These results suggested that the utilization of environmental cues might be an important aspect of creativity testing. The results also suggest that the results of creativity testing must be interpreted in light of specified environmental conditions.
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