Ryder, Nicola; Pring, Linda and Hermelin, Beate. 2002. Lack of coherence and divergent thinking: Two sides of the same coin in artistic talent? Current Psychology, 21(2), pp. 168-175. ISSN 0737-8262 [Article]

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The aim of this study was to identify some of the underlying cognitive components of artistic talent. The participants in this study were an artistically gifted group of young adults, and a group of controls with no such talent but matched on intelligence. Two components were investigated, one was a preference for local over global processing and others were measures of divergent thinking. The results supported the hypothesis that talented artists might, in contrast to others, show a distinctive cognitive style which may be linked to divergent thinking.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-002-1011-1
Additional Information:	Please visit the author's web page at http://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/pring/ for full text.
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 2002 UNSPECIFIED
Item ID:	2533
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2010 16:00
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2019 11:48
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2533

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