Fluid intelligence strongly predicts the creative quality of produced metaphors (β = .45)¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Fluid intelligence strongly predicted creative metaphor quality in a structural equation model (β = .45, p = .017). → Roger E. Beaty & Paul J. Silvia 2013

Evidence¶

Roger E. Beaty & Paul J. Silvia 2013¶

Roger E. Beaty & Paul J. Silvia. (2013). Metaphorically speaking: cognitive abilities and the production of figurative language. Memory & Cognition. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-012-0258-5

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Structural equation modeling of data from 191 undergraduates who completed three Gf tasks and two creative metaphor prompts rated by four raters. The model found fluid intelligence strongly predicted creative metaphors, with "β 0 .45, p 0 .017", described by the authors as large by Cohen's benchmarks.

"As was e xpected, fluid intelligence strongly predicted creative metaphors ( β 0 .45, p 0 .017). This effect size can be interpreted as “large” using the benchmarks of .10 for small, .30 for medium, and .50 for large (Cohen, 1988)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• General Cognitive Ability — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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