Recognizability of Individual Creative Style Within and Across Domains:
  Preliminary Studies
  It is hypothesized that creativity arises from the self-mending capacity of
an internal model of the world, or worldview. The uniquely honed worldview of a
creative individual results in a distinctive style that is recognizable within
and across domains. It is further hypothesized that creativity is domaingeneral
in the sense that there exist multiple avenues by which the distinctiveness of
one's worldview can be expressed. These hypotheses were tested using art
students and creative writing students. Art students guessed significantly
above chance both which painting was done by which of five famous artists, and
which artwork was done by which of their peers. Similarly, creative writing
students guessed significantly above chance both which passage was written by
which of five famous writers, and which passage was written by which of their
peers. These findings support the hypothesis that creative style is
recognizable. Moreover, creative writing students guessed significantly above
chance which of their peers produced particular works of art, supporting the
hypothesis that creative style is recognizable not just within but across
domains.
