Creativity Measure

 

 
 

How creative are you? The following test helps you determine if you have the personality traits, attitudes, values, motivations, and interests that characterize creativity. It is based on several years' study of attributes possessed by men and women in a variety of fields and occupations who think and act creatively.

Follow these instructions:

  • For each statement, select the appropriate response:
  • A. Agree
  • B. Undecided or Don't Know
  • C. Disagree

When you are finished answering all the questions, press the button at the bottom of the exercise to tabulate your scrore.

Be as frank as possible. Try not to second guess how a creative person might respond. Consult the scoring key in the How Creative Are You? Section of the answers page to form a basis for comparing your scores with others.

 

Please choose the approriate alternative:

(Choose A., B. or C. for Questions 1-39
And check ten characteristics for question 40)

 

1. I always work with a great deal of certainty that I am following the correct procedure for solving a particular problem.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

2. It would be a waste of time for me to ask questions if I had no hope of obtaining answers.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

3. I concentrate harder on whatever interests me than most people.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

4. I feel that a logical step-by-step method is best for solving problems.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

5. In groups I occasionally voice opinions that seem to turn people off.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

6. I spend a great deal of time thinking about what others think of me.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

7. It is more important for me to do what I believe to be right than to try to win the approval of others.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

8. People who seem uncertain about things lose my respect.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

9. More than other people, I need to have things interesting and exciting.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

10. I know how to keep my inner impulses in check.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

11. I am able to stick with difficult problems over extended periods of time.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

12. On occasion I get overly enthusiastic.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

13. I often get my best ideas when doing nothing in particular.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

14. I rely on intuitive hunches and feelings of "rightness" or "wrongness" when moving toward the solution of a problem.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

15. When problem solving, I work faster when analyzing the problem and slower when synthesizing the information I have gathered.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

16. I sometimes get a kick out of breaking the rules and doing things I am not supposed to.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

17. I like hobbies that involve collecting things.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

18. Daydreaming has provided the impetus for many of my more important projects.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

19. I like people who are objective and rational.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

20. If I had to choose from two occupations other than the one I now have, I would rather be a physician than an explorer.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

21. I can get along more easily with people if they belong to about the same social and business class as myself.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

22. I have a high degree of aesthetic sensitivity.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

23. I am driven to achieve high status and power in life.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

24. I like people who are sure of their conclusions.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

25. Inspiration has nothing to do with the successful solution of problems.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

26. When I am in an argument, my greatest pleasure would be for the person who disagrees with me to become a friend, even at the price of sacrificing my point of view.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

27. I am much more interested in coming up with new ideas than in trying to sell them to others.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

28. I would enjoy spending an entire day alone, just "chewing the mental cud."
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

29. I tend to avoid situations in which I might feel inferior.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

30. In evaluating information, the source is more important to me than the content.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

31. I resent things being uncertain and unpredictable.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

32. I like people who follow the rule, "business before pleasure."
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

33. Self-respect is much more important than the respect of others.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

34. I feel that people who strive for perfection are unwise.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

35. I prefer to work with others in a team effort rather than solo.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

36. I like work in which I must influence others.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

37. Many problems that I encounter in life cannot be resolved in terms of right or wrong solutions.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

38. It is important for me to have a place for everything and everything in its place.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

39. Writers who use strange and unusual words merely want to show off.
A. Agree
B. Undecided or Don't Know
C. Disagree

 

40. Below is a list of terms that describe people. Choose ten words that best characterize you.
energeticalert
persuasivecurious
observantorganized
fashionableunemotional
self-confidentclear-thinking
perseveringunderstanding
originaldynamic
cautiousself-demanding
habit-boundpolished
resourcefulcourageous
egotisticalefficient
independenthelpful
sternperceptive
predictablequick
formalgood-natured
informalthorough
dedicatedimpulsive
forward-lookingdetermined
factualrealistic
open-mindedmodest
tactfulinvolved
inhibitedabsent-minded
enthusiasticflexible
innovativesociable
poisedwell-liked
acquisitiverestless
practicalretiring

 

After you have answered ALL 40 questions, please press the button to tabulate your scores.
Press to clear the page.

Creativity Score

  


Find your score in the table below.

 

Comparison Data
95-116Exceptionally creative
65-94Very creative
40-64Above Average
20-39Average
10-19Below average
Below 10Noncreative