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Einstein’s theory of relativity is an you have already read in Class XI about example of the highest level of creativity strategies to enhance creativity. which implies bringing out altogether new ideas, facts, theory, or a product. Creativity and Intelligence Another level of creativity is working on One important debate in understanding what has already been established the variations in creativity has been the earlier by way of modifications, by putting relationship of creativity with intelligence. things in new perspectives or to new use. Research literature suggests that Let us take an example of two students in a class. Sunita is regarded by her children begin to develop their imagination teachers as an excellent student. She does during the early years of childhood but her work on time, scores the highest they express creativity mostly through grades in her class, listens to instructions physical activities and in non-verbal ways. When language and intellectual functions with care, grasps quickly, reproduces accurately but she rarely comes out with are fully developed and store of knowledge ideas which are her own. Rita is another is adequately available, creativity is student who is just average in her studies expressed through verbal modes too. Those and has not achieved high grades who are outstanding in their creativity may consistently. She prefers to learn on her give an indication about the direction in own. She improvises new ways of helping which their creativity lies through their her mother at home and comes up with self-chosen activities. In some cases, new ways of doing her work and however, opportunities need to be provided assignments. The former is considered to before they can manifest their hidden be more intelligent and the latter as more potential for creativity. creative. Thus, a person who has the How do we explain variations in the ability to learn faster and reproduce potential for creativity? As in the case of accurately may be considered intelligent other mental and physical characteristics, more than creative unless s/he devises such variations can be attributed to the new ways of learning and doing. complex interaction of heredity and Terman, in the 1920s, found that environment. There is no disagreement persons with high IQ were not necessarily that creativity is determined by both creative. At the same time, creative ideas heredity and environment. Limits of the could come from persons who did not have creative potential are set by heredity, a very high IQ. Other researches have environmental factors stimulate the shown that not even one of those identified development of creativity. How much of the as gifted, followed up throughout their creative potential can be realised, when adult life, had become well-known for and in what specific form and direction is creativity in some field. Researchers have largely determined by environmental also found that both high and low level of factors such as motivation, commitment, creativity can be found in highly intelligent family support, peer influences, training children and also children of average opportunities, etc. Although no amount of intelligence. The same person, thus, can be training can transform an average person creative as well as intelligent but it is not to the level of Tagore, Shakespeare, etc. necessary that intelligent ones, in the but it is also true that every individual canconventional sense, must be creative. raise her/his level of creative potential Intelligence, therefore, by itself does not beyond its present level. In this context, ensure creativity. 19 Chapter 1 • Variations in Psychological Attributes Reprint 2026-27