Scientists Invent A New Test That Unveils Unseen Facets Of Creative Mind
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Instead of relying on subjective evaluations, the Divergent Association Task (DAT) uses a clever trick to assess creativity.
Measuring creativity is a complex task because it involves a combination of cognitive processes, personality traits, and environmental factors. Creativity is not a single, easily quantifiable trait; rather, it is a multifaceted and dynamic aspect of human behavior. Measuring creativity remains a formidable challenge, yet scientists believe they have devised a notably straightforward method for evaluating at least one facet of it.
According to ScienceAlert, it's a test that you can take yourself in a couple of minutes, and it works best when you don't know much about how the analysis works. Visit the project page to try it out, and return here to learn more about it.
The new method, called the Divergent Association Task (DAT), asks people to name 10 nouns that are as far apart in meaning as possible. "Cat" and "book" would be more divergent than "cat" and "dog," for example.
