A non-verbal and remarkably valid measure of creativity
Frank Barron & George S. Welsh
The Barron-Welsh Art Scale (BWAS) 
has been used in many studies of creativity. It does not
require respondents to read or write and may be administered in any language
to children and adults.
The new Manual/Sampler Set now includes an excellent chapter about the BWAS written by Gough, Hall, and Bradley (1996) "Forty Years of Experience with the Barron-Welsh".
| BWAS Manual/Sampler Set Includes non-reproducible instrument and scoring key marked “sample” |
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$40.00 |  |
| BWAS Reproduction License
Whether you order the paper form or the PDF/ electronic form, you will receive just one copy of the instrument and written license to reproduce/ administer the purchased number. Includes one copy of the scoring key - does not include the Manual. Pricing depends on quantity - please see below. |
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| 51-100 | |
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| 101-150 | |
$135.00 | |
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| 151-200 | |
$160.00 | |
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| 201-250 | |
$200.00 | |
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| 251-300 | |
$228.00 | |
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| 301-350 | |
$252.00 | |
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| 351-400 | |
$288.00 | |
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| 401-450 | |
$324.00 | |
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| 451-500 | |
$360.00 | |
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Translations of this instrument are available. Click here to see a complete list of translations, along with more details on our translation policy.
About the Barron Welsh Art Scale
Barron’s own views concerning the psychological nature of the dimension
defined by scores on the BWAS include elements of personal style, social
attitudes, and libidinal drives (Barron, 1953a, 1963). 
High
scorers on the scale manifest greater strength of primary processes in ego
functioning, such as symbolization, condensation, and substitution. “Reality” is
thereby transmuted into new forms and into creative individual visions. Secondary
processes stress logic, planfulness, goal directedness, and adherence to
form. The truly creative person has access to the primary, even primitive,
functions of the ego, but not at the cost of abandoning logical reality.
Whatever the ultimate nature of the configuration or style of personality
captured in scores on the BWAS—and the search for such an absolute
may be as futile and meaningless as a search for the philosopher’s
stone—there is no doubt about the convergence of our own studies as
well as those cited in the appended bibliography in showing that the measures
do identify creative talent, and that they do this independently of intelligence,
personal soundness, gender, age, and other powerful determinants that all
too often limit the utility of our assessment tools.
Welsh Figure Preference Test 
Adjective
Check List
Dynamic Factors Survey 
Social Skills Inventory