Scores on What I Like To Do were not shown practical for predicting creative thinking in 100 11- and 12-year-olds from low-income backgrounds. Interests did account for a significant proportion of the variance (36%) in common with Torrance's total creative thinking score in the 50 girls. Suggestions for research are offered.
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