Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation
The Remote Associates Test (RAT) is a measure of associative ability, which is often regarded as essential for creative thinking. The most commonly used version of the test is the compound RAT. However, many RAT items do not translate directly in different languages. Additionally, a linguistic measu...
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| description | The Remote Associates Test (RAT) is a measure of associative ability, which is often regarded as essential for creative thinking. The most commonly used version of the test is the compound RAT. However, many RAT items do not translate directly in different languages. Additionally, a linguistic measure cannot be used to measure visual associative ability. A visual measure for associative ability that is similar to the RAT would be a useful tool for cross-cultural investigations of creativity. The present study investigated the relationship between the linguistic and a newly developed visual version of RAT in Russian and Finnish native speakers (for both samples n = 67). Both linguistic and visual measures showed good internal reliabilities in both samples (Cronbach’s α = 0.73–0.84). The mean score in the visual task was slightly higher for the Finnish sample. The correlation between the two measures was stronger in the Russian sample (r = 0.56) compared to the Finnish sample (r = 0.28). These results are discussed in relation to linguistic and cultural differences between the samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f327f4a691d647f5911460be2c72553c2022-12-22T00:40:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-04-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.00926443051Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural InvestigationTeemu Toivainen0Ana-Maria Olteteanu1Vlada Repeykova2Maxim Likhanov3Yulia Kovas4Yulia Kovas5Yulia Kovas6Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, United KingdomThe International Centre for Research in Human Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, RussiaTomsk State University, Tomsk, RussiaSirius Educational Centre, Sochi, RussiaDepartment of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, United KingdomTomsk State University, Tomsk, RussiaSirius Educational Centre, Sochi, RussiaThe Remote Associates Test (RAT) is a measure of associative ability, which is often regarded as essential for creative thinking. The most commonly used version of the test is the compound RAT. However, many RAT items do not translate directly in different languages. Additionally, a linguistic measure cannot be used to measure visual associative ability. A visual measure for associative ability that is similar to the RAT would be a useful tool for cross-cultural investigations of creativity. The present study investigated the relationship between the linguistic and a newly developed visual version of RAT in Russian and Finnish native speakers (for both samples n = 67). Both linguistic and visual measures showed good internal reliabilities in both samples (Cronbach’s α = 0.73–0.84). The mean score in the visual task was slightly higher for the Finnish sample. The correlation between the two measures was stronger in the Russian sample (r = 0.56) compared to the Finnish sample (r = 0.28). These results are discussed in relation to linguistic and cultural differences between the samples.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00926/fullRemote Associates Testcreativitymeasurementcross-culturalvisual stimuli |
| spellingShingle | Teemu Toivainen Ana-Maria Olteteanu Vlada Repeykova Maxim Likhanov Yulia Kovas Yulia Kovas Yulia Kovas Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation Frontiers in Psychology Remote Associates Test creativity measurement cross-cultural visual stimuli |
| title | Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation |
| title_full | Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation |
| title_fullStr | Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation |
| title_short | Visual and Linguistic Stimuli in the Remote Associates Test: A Cross-Cultural Investigation |
| title_sort | visual and linguistic stimuli in the remote associates test a cross cultural investigation |
| topic | Remote Associates Test creativity measurement cross-cultural visual stimuli |
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