Familiar versus Unfamiliar Stimulus Items in Measurement of Original Thinking in Young Children

Two sets of stimuli on the Unusual Uses task varying in familiarity were presented to 78 preschool-age subjects. Familiar items yielded greater ideational fluency than unfamiliar ones and generated both more popular and unusual responses. The importance of increased fluency is discussed in relation to Mednick's response hierarchies and the distinction between creativity-intelligence.

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