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The Remote Associates Test
pects of a problem. Creative people take far-flung ideas and piecethem together in novel combinations. Following are items fromthe Remote Associates Test, which measures the ability to findwords that are distantly related to stimulus words. For each set ofthree words, try to think of a fourth word that is related to all threewords. For example, the words rough, resistance, and beer suggest the
beer. Enter your response in the box to the right of the word set.When you are done, click Show Solutions to see the answers.
1. charming student valiant
2. food catcher hot
3. hearted feet bitter
4. dark shot sun
5. Canadian golf sandwich
6. tug gravy show
7. attorney self spending
8. magic pitch power
9. arm coal peach
10. type ghost story
One aspect of creativity is the ability to associate freely to all as-
word draft, as in the phrases rough draft, draft resistance, and draft
Self Assessment