Re-examining prominent measures of divergent and convergent creativity
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The Remote Associates Test (RAT) is widely used in prior research for measuring convergent thinking.
“We selected this task due to its widespread use in prior research [16,34], and its compatibility with LLMs.”
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Human Creativity in the Age of LLMs: Randomized Experiments on Divergent and Convergent Thinking
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“We selected this task due to its widespread use in prior research [16, 34], and its compatibility with LLMs. Similarly to the previous experiment, this study included both exposure (paired) and test (solo) phases.”
- Authors
- Cortes, R. A., Weinberger, A. B., Daker, R. J., & Green, A. E.
- Affiliations
- Georgetown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cortes, Robert A
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-06
- Volume
- 27
- Pages
- 90-93
- ISSN
- 2352-1546 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2903548559
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 18 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 0.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (DRL-1420481)
- The John Templeton Foundation (ID 51971)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- divergent thinking, convergent thinking, creativity assessment, alternative uses task, Remote Associates Test, construct validity, creative cognition
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