Intelligence and Creative Thinking Ability in Learning to Perform a Non-Entrenched Colour-Naming Task

Abstract

Using a non-entrenched colour-naming task originally introduced by R.J. Sternberg, information-processing analysis of performanoe by student volunteer subjects was done before and after extensive computer-assisted training. Mean response latency and error rates improved substantially after training, and the degree of change was substantially correlated with the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). Correlations with the Cattell Culture Fair Intelligence Test (Cattell test) were equivocal due to the low power of the present research design. The evidence showed a possible relationship between non-entrenchment, task novelty and creative thinking ability. Information processing analysis of performance based on the a priori model used in the original Sternberg experiment yielded results similar to previous research findings. This justified a conclusion that the model was robust for both pre- and post-training performance.