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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychometrics
  • Creativity Research

Background:

  • Creativity and imagination research have historically developed in parallel with limited intersection.
  • A gap exists in understanding and measuring creative visual imagination as a unified construct.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel theoretical model of creative visual imagination.
  • To present a new psychometric instrument, the Test of Creative Imagery Abilities (TCIA), for measuring creative imagery.
  • To integrate distinct research streams in creativity and imagination science.

Main Methods:

  • Development and validation of the Test of Creative Imagery Abilities (TCIA).
  • Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factor structure of TCIA.
  • Nine studies involving over 1700 participants were conducted to establish validity and reliability.

Main Results:

  • The theoretical model defines creative imagination through vividness, originality, and transformativeness.
  • TCIA demonstrated a valid and reliable measurement of these three components.
  • Factor analysis confirmed the proposed structure of creative imagery abilities.

Conclusions:

  • The developed model and TCIA provide a framework for understanding and measuring creative visual imagination.
  • TCIA facilitates profile analysis and general assessment of imagery abilities.
  • This work offers new possibilities for integrating creativity and imagination research.