APS

2022 APS Annual Convention

Symposium Title: Measuring and Understanding Aspects of Convergent and Divergent Thinking

Friday, May 27, 2022 · Chicago, IL

Oral · Cognitive

The symposium offers diverse perspectives on the measurement and understanding of convergent (i.e., cognitive abilities) and divergent thinking (i.e., creativity). This includes the presentation of novel gamified measurement approaches, considerations of different measurement formats and scorings, and the results of multivariate studies that paint a broader picture regarding the constructs.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Selina WeissChair
    Ulm University
  • Jacob ShersonDiscussant
    Aarhus University

Presentations

  1. Is Creative Flexibility Novel, Unique, Distinct, or Useful?Selina Weiss, Oliver Wilhelm
  2. Response Formats Do Not Alter What Fact Knowledge Tests MeasureBenjamin Goecke, Catherine Schittenhelm, Marlena Staab, Oliver Wilhelm
  3. The Evaluation of Potential Creativity Todd Lubart, Baptiste Barbot, Maud Besancon
  4. Presenting Crea: A Scalable Game-Based Portfolio for Assessing Creativity Janet Rafner, Jacob Sherson