title: Creativity and ease of ambiguous figural reversal.
abstract: Two studies examined the relationships between self-rated and objectively measured creative ability and ease of perceiving alternative interpretations of the ambiguous Duck-Rabbit figure. The studies found empirical support for what has previously been a largely analogical connection between figural reversal and creativity, using both self-rated trait creativity and objectively scored creative productivity. We discuss the hypothesis that executive functioning is the likely common cognitive factor linking perception of ambiguous figures and creative ability.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts, UK Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wiseman
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gilhooly
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Georgiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003405:Creativity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009903:Optical Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*