Abstract
Using a multidimensional model of creativity, a study was made of the personality characteristics that differentiate Ss high on figural originality from those who are low and those high on figural elaboration from those who are low. 196 college undergraduates were administered Figural Form A of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the What Kind of Person Are You? questionnaire. Using the upper and lower 27% for an item analysis, 12 items differentiated the high and low original thinkers and 18 items differentiated the high and low elaborators. The findings were interpreted as supporting the idea that somewhat different personality characteristics are associated with figural originality and elaboration.
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