摘要：One cannot always express his/her opinion
about creativity as they are, instead sometimes
prefers to reflect them by using metaphors.
The purpose of this research was to identify
and analyze mental images that students of
psychology had about the concept of creativity
by using metaphors. The participants of this
research were 226 students studying psychology
at Medipol University and Istanbul Sehir
University. The data of research was derived
from responses of students to formulaic sentences
"Creativity is like ... because ...". As a result
of the research, it was found that 201 students
whose responses were treated as valid,
produced 127 different metaphors about creativity.
These metaphors were categorized under
10 distinct conceptual categories according
to their common characteristics. As a conclusion,
it was found that students of psychology
associated creativity mostly with originality,
arts, and infinity/limitlessness.
