A field study of nonverbal creativity.

MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 Complexity Level; Correlation; *Creativity Research; *Field Studies; Humor; Marital Status; Multiple Regression Analysis; *Nonverbal Communication; Originality; Predictor Variables; Rating Scales; *Sex Differences; *Socioeconomic Background; Statistical Analysis Creative products submitted in response to a contest were examined to discover whether creativity was related to the sex and socioeconomic status of the respondent and whether characteristics of the objects could be specified which would predict their level of rated creativity. No sex difference was found, but socioeconomic status was significantly associated with creativity. Ratings of the objects on several simple dimensions proved effective in predicting rated creativity. (Author/MS) A A FIELD STUDY OF NONVERBAL CREATIVITY William C. Ward and Patricia A. Warren This Bulletin is a draft for interoffice circulation. Corractions an&suggeationa forreVision solicited. The Bulletin should not be cited as a reference without the specific permission:of the authcira. It1s autOmatidaily auperseded:upan:formal'publicationof ti*material,. RB -71 -47 Educational Testing Service Princeton, New Jersey August 1971