Biomaterial Database

Preference for stimulus complexity and architectural creativity. 1977

D R Ridley

Previous research linking creativity with preference for stimulus complexity was questioned. A measure of preference for stimulus complexity was derived from a previous study in which mean ratings of complexity of stimuli in the Welsh Figure Preference Test were obtained. Preferences for complexity by 116 architects in MacKinnon's (1961) study were unrelated to judged creativity. Barron-Welsh Art Scale scores of these subjects were significantly related to creativity only after the effects of preference for stimulus complexity were statistically removed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010556	Personality Tests	Standardized objective tests designed to facilitate the evaluation of personality.	Personality Test,Test, Personality,Tests, Personality
D003405	Creativity	The ability to generate new ideas or images.	Creativeness,Innovativeness,Originality,Artistic Creativity,Creative Ability,Creative Thinking,Ability, Creative,Creative Abilities,Creativity, Artistic,Thinking, Creative
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001108	Architecture	Works on the art and science of designing buildings and structures, design of the total built environment, including town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture.