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This study found consistent individual differences in Ss information search patterns (questioning frequency and category sampling) across three problem-solving tasks, a relationship between this behavior and Guilford’s productivity measure of creativity (Uses for Things), and an independence of both creativity and information request from intelligence.
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1. This study was supported through the financial assistance of the Peace Corps.
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Karlins, M., Lee, R.E. & Schroder, H.M. Creativity and information search in a problem-solving context. Psychon Sci 8, 165–166 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331601
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