該研究表明，北京、廣州、香港和台北的大學生在對創造力和創造力人才的內隱認知甚為一致。其中北京和廣州大學生的內隱認知更為接近，而香港和台灣大學生的內隱認知更為接近。在對高創造力特徵的內隱認知上，四地大學生一致看重的條目有：有創造力、有創見、創新、有觀察力、有思考力、願做嘗試、靈活性、有自信、有想象力、有好奇心、有個性和有獨立性等。而在對低創造力表現的內隱認知上，四地大學生的一致認同的條目有：、呆鈍、保守、跟隨傳統和願做讓步。在對創造力人才的認知上，四地的大學皆首推政治名人，次推科技界名人。四地大學生最不看重的創造力人才是藝術界和音樂界名人。這說明，兩岸三地的中國人雖然分離長久，但其對創造力的認知上仍相當一致，都甚看重政治與科技人物的影響。
This study was intended to examine how much Chinese people in Beijing, Guangzhou, Taipei and HK might share or differ on their view of creativity or creative figures. Specifically, it examined the implicit conception of creativity and creative people among a sample of 451 undergraduates in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei. A Likert style questionnaire consisting of 60 adjectives was administered to the undergraduates and in addition, each respondent was required to nominate up to three most creative historical modern figures in China as well. The results showed that (a) the core characteristics of creativity identical in all the samples were: originality, innovativeness, thinking and observational skills, flexibility, willingness to try, self confidence, and "imagination"; (b) the Taipei sample, unlike the other three samples, do not associates wisdom, assertiveness, and individualism with creativity; (c) in all Chinese populations the three factors labeled innovative, dynamic, and intellectual were distinguishable in the concept of creativity; (d) a number of specifically Chinese personality traits were identified as not beneficial for creativity ; (e) artistic and humorous were consistently missing in the Chinese perception of creativity. In short, the respondents in the four cities shared much more than they differed in their implicit conception of creativity. Additionally, politicians were unanimously nominated by all four samples as being the most creative people in the past and at present. Scientists and inventors ranked second in position. Taken together, they occupy over 90 percent of the total number of nominations. Thus, it may

本研究調查了414 名香港與廣州的大學生對創新價值和創新能力的態度。兩地大學生都甚看重創新行為的社會責任及其價值。香港大學生較廣州大學生更注重創新的個人收穫與滿足及其獨創性，廣州大學生則較香港大學生更注重創新的實用性及其對社會的貢獻。香港與廣州大學生皆十分注重有想像力、有獨創性和有觀察力對創新能力的作用而輕視有幽默感和有藝術感對創新能力的影響。香港大學生較廣州大學生更相信創新能力是少數人才有的能力。
The present study examined 414 university students in Hong Kong and Guangzhou about their values toward creativity. Students in both cities cared more the social contribution of creativity than personal gratification. Hong Kong students were more motivated than Guangzhou students for having personal gratification and innovation in creativity. Guangzhou students were more motivated than Hong Kong students for having pragmatic use and social contribution in creativity. Students in both cities cared a lot for being imaginative, original and observant in creativity but cared little for being artistic and humorous in creativity. Hong Kong students believed more than Guangzhou students that creativity was only gifted to a few people.
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