The Four-Minute Creativity Test

The Divergent Association Task Test

The Divergent Association Task Test measure one important aspect of creativity: divergent thinking. Takers are asked to think of 10 words as different from each other as possible, and then gives a score accordingly.

I think it is a fascinating snapshot and can also be a really useful warm-up exercise to flex creative muscles. Go here to see if you can beat my score of 93.25. Enjoy!

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