Twin study: IQ positively correlates with creative achievement, but genes say otherwise
rjhaier · x · 2026-09-29
A behavioral genetic study by Timothy Bates in Intelligence & Cognitive Abilities finds IQ is modestly positively correlated with creative achievement, contradicting the popular 'low IQ, high creativity' myth.
However, twin-based genetic analysis shows creative achievement and general cognitive ability are genetically orthogonal (rg = 0), loading on independent latent traits — meaning the observed correlation is environmental, not genetic. Scientific, artistic, and enterprising creativity share a single creativity factor distinct from g.
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