Synesthesia, creativity and puns.
The relationship between self-reported synesthesia, or sensory mixing, and verbal creativity as measured by the Remote Associates Test and pun generation was assessed. 210 participants responded online. Analysis yielded a significant correlation between scores on Synesthesia and Verbal Creativity as measured. The possibility that Synesthesia and Verbal Creativity stem from dedifferentiated thinking processes or neural cross-activation is discussed.
Sitton
Sarah C
SC
Department of Psychology, St Edward's University, Austin, TX 78704-6489, USA.
Pierce
Edward R
ER
D003405:Creativity; D006801:Humans; D019365:Metaphor; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011581:Psychological Tests