A Scattered CAT: A Critical Evaluation of the Consensual Assessment Technique for Creativity Research
A Scattered CAT: A Critical Evaluation of the Consensual Assessment Technique for Creativity Research
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DOI：
10.1037/aca0000220
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发表时间：
2019-05-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Jeffries, Karl K.
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作者：
Cseh, Genevieve M.;Jeffries, Karl K.
Amabile的共识评估技术（CAT）——采用领域专家的共识意见——被认为是研究目的的创造力评估的“黄金标准”。虽然有几项研究已经确定了具体的程序选择如何影响CAT作为一种衡量标准的可靠性，但研究人员对程序及其影响的了解深度仍然不完整。本文通过对CAT和创造力文献的回顾来探索研究的空白，旨在探讨创造力研究界需要在多大程度上重新审视和反思CAT，并巩固其实施的协议。结论强调需要进行新的辩论和研究计划，以澄清、证明和协调CAT方法，同时保持CAT的灵活性。这将使《禁止酷刑公约》的发展和完善，包括可能的新辅助技术，进一步加强其在创造力科学中的应用。
Amabile's consensual assessment technique (CAT)-taking the consensus opinions of domain experts- is considered a "gold standard" of creativity assessment for research purposes. While several studies have identified how specific procedural choices impact the CAT's reliability as a measure, researchers' depth of knowledge about procedures and their effects still remains incomplete. This article explores gaps in the research by reviewing CAT and creativity literature and aims to explore to what extent the creativity research community needs to revisit and reflect on the CAT and solidify protocols for its implementation. The conclusion highlights the need for new debate and a program of research to clarify, evidence, and harmonize CAT methodology while simultaneously preserving the CAT's flexibility. This would enable the development and sophistication of the CAT, including possible new assistive technologies, to further strengthen its use within the science of creativity.