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Gough Personality Scale (Gough, 1979)

(For more information, contact Gayle Dow, Indiana University)

The Gough is a self-assessment for creativity on personality characteristics in which the test taker is required to check off characteristic that apply to him/herself.

Example

______ Dissatisfied
______ Submissive
______ Insightful
______ Snobbish

Scoring

Specific items reflect higher creativity. A scoring key is provided to determine with characteristics are indicative of creativity. For each one the test taker selects pone point it give. Higher total points indicate higher creativity.

Administration

Anyone can administer the Gough:

Gough (Full Text Download)

Gough (Chinese Text Download)

Also See

Remotes Associations Task

Reference

Gough, H. G. (1979). A creative personality scale for the Adjective Check List. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 1398-1405.


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