Predictive Validity The Torrance Tests Creative Thinking
Predictive Validity The Torrance Tests Creative Thinking
Predictive Validity The Torrance Tests Creative Thinking
PAUL TORRANCE
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Achievement Measure Creativity Analogies
Recognition (Multiple-Choice) .03 .47*
Memory (Short Answer) .11 .41*
Productive Thinking .53* .37*
Evaluation and Judgment .38* .27
(Decision Making)
*Significant at .01IeveI.
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Criterion Variables
relation of .59 was obtained for men alone, and one of .46 for
women alone. While the predictive validity of the tests is sig-
nificant at better than the 1 per cent level for both men and
women, the finding gives some credence to the belief that the
creative achievements of women are less predictable than those
of men.
TABLE 4 Correlation of selected creativity variable and intelligence
quotient with adult creativity criteria for males and females.
Predictors
Males (N = 119) Females (N = 117)
Quantity Quality Aspir. Quantity Quality Aspir.
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well on the predictor tests and have fewer and less impressive
achievements at this date, and that these factors would in-
fluence the results reported above.)
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