Study showed that creativity was not highly influenced by perceptual sensitivity or academic achievement; verbal pretraining facilitated idea fluency but not originality. (Author/SP)

The purpose of this study was to adapt the Hidden Figures Test (a measure of field dependence/independence) to microcomputer display and to assess its alternate form reliability when compared to a paper and pencil test. Participants included 58 undergraduate and graduate students (91.4% female) at a southeastern university who were fairly normal…