The Figural test has three subsets:

• Picture Construction (from a marked cue)
• Picture Completion (again with cues)
• Parallel Lines

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking in Figural Form

• Activity 1- Picture construction: The Picture Construction Activity tests the ability to develop a concept. It also analyzes the tendency to invent meaning from apparently meaningless objects. Examinees must imagine a scene in which the specified form plays an important role. Examinees have 10 minutes to complete this task. The Picture Construction exercise is graded on originality, abstractness of titles, and elaboration.
• Activity 2 – Finishing the picture (incomplete figures): The Picture Completion Activity necessitates the type of creative thinking that can blend and integrate partial and generally unrelated information in a specific framework. Examinees have 10 minutes to construct 10 incomplete figures, same as in the Picture Construction exercise.
• Activity 3 – Lines/Circles (repeated figures): The Circles/Lines Activity presents the participants with a challenge that needs many types of creative thinking. It presents replies with finished forms, which must be discarded in order to produce new forms. Examinees have 10 minutes to complete 30 lines/36 circles.

Scoring

• Fluency: It refers to the quantity of relevant replies. Two crucial criteria must be satisfied when measuring Figural fluency: the stimulus must be recognizable and applied. However, scorers should use caution while assessing the first criteria since some examinees’ drawings may be difficult to recognize. In such cases, it is often a good idea to ask the examinee what they drew. Figure 1 is an example in which the stimulus was included as part of the drawing, earning the student one point in fluency for their answer.

Figure 1 is an example of a reaction in which the stimulus is identified and utilized to support the idea (i.e., flower).

• Originality: It is the quantity of uncommon thoughts indicated by statistical infrequency, meaning that uncommon ideas are unique. A list of typical replies is included in the scoring guide. If the answer is not in the list, it receives a point for uniqueness. Because the concept of a flower is widespread for this stimulus in Figure 1, the student got a score of 0 for originality. Examinees might get extra points (bonus) in the Figural Form in certain circumstances (for example, merging two or more incomplete figures; see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Combination of two unfinished figures.

• Elaboration: It is the adding of thoughts above and beyond what is required for the answer. It’s usually a good idea to start with the fundamentals when determining what elaboration is and isn’t. A door, for example, has two fundamental components: the door and the handle. Elaborated detail includes any extra components such as the door design or dimensions.

Figure 3 is an example of score elaboration.

• Resistance to premature closure: It is a holistic assessment of a person’s capacity to remain open and tolerant of uncertainty long enough to generate a creative answer.