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The Creative Medical Student: A Descriptive Study
Author(s) -
GRAVES GRANT O.,
INGERSOLL RALPH W.,
EVANS LLOYD R.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
the journal of creative behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2162-6057
pISSN - 0022-0175
DOI - 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1967.tb00068.x
Subject(s) - creativity , psychology , preference , personality , test (biology) , identification (biology) , value (mathematics) , social psychology , paleontology , botany , machine learning , computer science , economics , biology , microeconomics
Biographical study distinguished high from low creative medical students by broken homelife, greater preference for movies, modern music, serious books, bridge playing and creative hobbies. High creatives seek challenge, academic or research careers, verbal and imaginative expression. Low creatives have higher motivation, better academic grades, more economic and family interests, are often oldest children and head for general practice. Independent, original explorations characterize high creativity while traditional, authoritative explanations satisfy the less creative. Fricke's Opinion, Attitude and Interest Survey made the creativity identification. Factor analysis related OAIS Scores, Omnibus Personality Inventory and Medical College Admission Test scores to cross check with biography data. A motivational Index is suggested as a predictor of supportive value to the creativity score.