Only one of 29 domain-general studies controlled participants' prior knowledge¶
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q2 i? 28 of the 29 studies defending the domain-general hypothesis measured creative performance but never measured prior knowledge; only Fink et al. (2020) controlled it. → Sébastien Miravete 2024
Evidence¶
Sébastien Miravete 2024¶
Sébastien Miravete, André Tricot. (2024). Are Some People Generally More Creative Than Others? A Systematic Review of Fifty Years' Research. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09926-6
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Review's Table 1 analysis of the 29 domain-general studies: "28 Studies measure participants' creative performance, but they never measure their prior knowledge". This means condition 2 of the review's framework is unmet in nearly all studies.
"28 Studies measure participants' creative performance, but they never measure their prior knowledge (in particular, knowledge that could help them perform). Only Fink et al. (2020) control prior knowledge."
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Related Claims¶
- Creative performance tasks in domain-general studies are artificial, experimenter-designed, and limited to little-c creativity among students — related
- Cross-domain creative success appears in some studies, but no reviewed study satisfies all three validity conditions for the domain-general hypothesis — a broader claim this one bears on
- Most reviewed studies defending domain-generality are minimalist, and none treats creativity as an innate faculty — a broader claim this one bears on
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Only one of 29 domain-general studies controlled participants' prior knowledge |
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Only one of 29 domain-general studies controlled participants' prior knowledge |
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