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A meta-analysis of eight correlational studies concerning the study of arts and creative thinking found that art students were more likely to score higher on creative thinking test questions than the non-arts control group.

From: "Does Studying the Arts Engender Creative Thinking? Evidence for Near but Not Far Transfer," Erik Moga, Kristin Burger, Lois Hetland, and Ellen Winner, Journal of Aesthetic Education, Fall 2000 34 (3-4): 91-104

Available here: The Arts Education Partnership - Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development

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