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. 2013 Oct 26;46(3):641–659. doi: 10.3758/s13428-013-0401-7

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for creativity measures

Measure M SD Range
Verb Generation Task
 Cued RT 3,649 869 1,274–5,765
 Uncued RT 2,791 649 1,056–5,238
 Cued semantic distance 0.76 0.06 0.64–0.90
 Uncued semantic distance 0.70 0.04 0.63–0.81
Divergent Thinking Task
 Total score 95.12 32.62 26–217
 Flexibility 36.18 9.93 9–69
 Originality 26.16 14.40 3–79
 Fluency 32.78 10.22 9–73
Story Writing Task
 Total score 18.32 5.55 5.33–31
 Overall creativity 4.28 1.39 1–7
 Descriptiveness 4.21 1.35 1–7
 Semantic flexibility 3.68 1.44 1–7
 Humor 2.91 1.36 1–6.3
 Emotiveness 3.23 1.25 1–6.7
Torrance Figural Tests
 Total score 40.43 15.40 0–82
 Flexibility 2.72 1.27 0–5.67
 Originality 3.75 1.82 0–8
 Fluency 5.78 2.61 0–12
 Elaboration 20.56 9.51 0–54.33
 Criterion-referenced measures 7.61 3.03 0–13.33
Latent Inhibition Task
 Latent inhibition score (RT Difference) 147 240 −430–782
CAQ Total Score 21.73 17.14 0–102

Note. CAQ: Creative Achievement Questionnaire. Reaction times (RTs) are given in milliseconds.