Intelligence and creativity: an investigation of threshold theory and its implications

Researchers have long been debating the relationship between intelligence and creativity. One of the most popular theories concerned about the relationship between intelligence and creativity is threshold theory which predicts a positive correlation between intelligence and creativity scores up to a...

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Published inJournal of Educational Sciences & Psychology Vol. IX (LXXI); no. 1
Main Authors Akhtar, Hanif, Kartika, Yuni
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ploiesti PG University Ploiesti Publishling House 01.01.2019
Subjects
Correlation
Creativity
High School Students
Intelligence
Intelligence Quotient
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Summary:Researchers have long been debating the relationship between intelligence and creativity. One of the most popular theories concerned about the relationship between intelligence and creativity is threshold theory which predicts a positive correlation between intelligence and creativity scores up to an IQ level of 120 and no correlation above this threshold. However, there is no clear reason why the threshold should be fixed at an IQ of 120. The main purpose of this study was to confirm the threshold theory within the samples of 222 senior high school student. Segmented regression analysis was performed to decide the optimal breakpoint of the threshold. For the criterion of potential creativity, a breakpoint was detected at an IQ of 106 points. When the threshold of IQ = 106 was tested, correlations between intelligence and creative abilities below the threshold are positive and significant (r=0,24; p0,05). These results confirmed the threshold theory. Once the intelligence threshold is met, other factors become more predictive for creativity.
ISSN:2247-6377
2247-8558