Creativity Test: NEO PI-R (Openness section) (Costa & McRae, 1992)
(For more information, contact Gayle Dow, Indiana University)
The NEO is a 240 item personality test that provides information on five key components:  Neuroticism, Extraversion/Introversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness.  The Openness component is employed to evaluate creativity.

The Openness component of the NEO contains 45 items comprised of questions dealing with

  1. Fantasy,
  2. Aesthetics,
  3. Feelings,
  4. Actions,
  5. Ideas, and
  6. Values

 

Example

A similar item found on the NEO Openness is

I sometimes have wild ideas

Strongly   Disagree Disagree    Neutral Agree Strongly Agree

 

Administration

To administer the NEO you must have completed an advanced level university course in psychological testing or assessment

Costa, P. T., Jr., & McCrae, R. R (1992). Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-RTM) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI): Professional manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.

Also see similar tests:

How Do You Think

The Creativity Behavior Inventory

RIBS
 

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