Broad retrieval ability has a large effect on creative metaphor quality (β = .52)¶
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q3 i? Broad retrieval ability (Gr) had a large effect on creative metaphor quality (β = .52, p < .001). → Roger E. Beaty & Paul J. Silvia 2013
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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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In the same SEM of 191 undergraduates, three verbal fluency tasks indexed Gr. The model found Gr "had a similarly large effect on metaphor creativity ( β 0 .52, p < .001)", while Gc's effect was moderate but nonsignificant.
"Gr had a similarly large effect on metaphor creativity ( β 0 .52, p < .001), and Gc had a moderate but nonsignificant effect ( β 0 .24, p 0 .206)."
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Related Claims¶
- Creative and conventional metaphors are anchored in different patterns of cognitive abilities — a broader claim this one bears on
- Crystallized intelligence predicts conventional metaphor quality, while Gf and Gr effects are small and nonsignificant — related
- Fluid intelligence strongly predicts the creative quality of produced metaphors (β = .45) — related
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Broad retrieval ability has a large effect on creative metaphor quality (β = .52) |
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Broad retrieval ability has a large effect on creative metaphor quality (β = .52) |
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