| Summary: | Exploring the relationships between cognition and
creativity is one way to understand individual
differences and ability in art-related tasks. Research
in the area of cognitive style suggests that there is a
relationship between the cognitive style dimension of
field independence and creativity in adults (Bloomberg,
1967; Noppe, 1985; Noppe & Gallagher, 1977; Spotts &
Mackler, 1967). This relationship, however, has not been
established in children. The purpose of this study was
to determine the relationship between field independence
(FI) and a creativity characteristic, ideational fluency,
at the preschool level. The Preschool Embedded Figures
Test (PEFT) (Coates, 1972) and the Multidimensional
Stimulus Fluency Measure (MSFM) (Moran et al., 1983) were
administered to 62 preschool children ranging in age from
3 years 10 months to 5 years 11 months. Multiple
simultaneous regression analysis revealed that there is a
significant correlation between PEFT and original MSFM
scores for females but not for males. The results of
this study are consistent with those done with adults in
which high levels of creativity are related to FI.
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