This study investigated the relationship between the Obscure Figures Test and the Similes Preference Inventory. The former of these was designed to assess “cognitive innovation,” and the second to measure the “tendency toward variety.” The correlation between the two for a sample of 58 college students was .52 (p < .01).
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