Dr. C.E. (Claire) Stevenson
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group Psychological Methods
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
- Room number: G0.33
Postal address
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Postbus 15906
1001 NK Amsterdam
Contact details
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Research Interests
The driving force behind my research is the question: “How do people get to be so smart?”. This has led to a focus on two related research themes: how intelligence develops and the creative process. I develop cognitive tasks, tests and games and ask people to solve them –preferably outside of the lab. I use tools such as dynamic testing, eye-tracking, and learning analytics to gain insight into the way they solve the problems. I then develop and test mathematical models of these cognitive (developmental) processes to improve our understanding of developing intelligence and creativity.
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Publications
2024
- Baas, M., Stevenson, C. E., Perchtold-Stefan, C., Nijstad, B. A., & De Dreu, C. K. W. (2024). Distinct neurocognitive pathways underlying creativity: An integrative approach. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 47, Article e92. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X23003497
- Opiełka, G. J., Rosenbusch, H., Vijverberg, V., & Stevenson, C. E. (2024). Do Large Language Models Solve ARC Visual Analogies Like People Do? In Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 46). Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4bp4m6cf
- Stevenson, C. E. (2024). Characterising the Creative Process in Humans and Large Language Models. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computational Creativity, ICCC 2024
2023
Donzallaz, M. C., Haaf, J. M., & Stevenson, C. E. (2023). Creative or Not? Hierarchical Diffusion Modeling of the Creative Evaluation Process. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 49(6), 849-865. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001177 [details]- Patterson, J. D., Merseal, H. M., Johnson, D. R., Agnoli, S., Baas, M., Baker, B. S., Barbot, B., Benedek, M., Borhani, K., Chen, Q., Christensen, J. F., Corazza, G. E., Forthmann, B., Karwowski, M., Kazemian, N., Kreisberg-Nitzav, A., Kenett, Y. N., Link, A., Lubart, T., ... Beaty, R. E. (2023). Multilingual Semantic Distance: Automatic Verbal Creativity Assessment in Many Languages. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 17(4), 495-507. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000618
- Rosenbusch, H., Stevenson, C. E., & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2023). How Accurate are GPT-3’s Hypotheses About Social Science Phenomena? Digital Society, 2(2), Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/S44206-023-00054-2 [details]
2022
- Stevenson, C., Smal, I., Baas, M., Grasman, R., & van der Maas, H. (2022). Putting GPT-3’s Creativity to the (Alternative Uses) Test. In M. M. Hedblom, A. A. Kantosalo, R. Confalonieri, O. Kutz, & T. Veale (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity, ICCC 2022 (pp. 164-168). (Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity, ICCC 2022). Association for Computational Creativity (ACC). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2206.08932
2021
- Stevenson, C., Baas, M., & van der Maas, H. (2021). A Minimal Theory of Creative Ability. Journal of Intelligence, 9(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence9010009 [details]
- van der Maas, H. L. J., Snoek, L., & Stevenson, C. E. (2021). How much intelligence is there in artificial intelligence? A 2020 update. Intelligence, 87, Article 101548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2021.101548 [details]
2018
- Chung, S., Espin, C. A., & Stevenson, C. E. (2018). CBM maze-scores as indicators of reading level and growth for seventh-grade students. Reading & Writing, 31(3), 627-648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-017-9803-8 [details]
- Hofman, A. D., Jansen, B. R. J., de Mooij, S. M. M., Stevenson, C. E., & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2018). A Solution to the Measurement Problem in the Idiographic Approach Using Computer Adaptive Practicing. Journal of Intelligence, 6(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence6010014 [details]
- Novin, S., Bos, M. G. N., Stevenson, C. E., & Rieffe, C. (2018). Adolescents' responses to online peer conflict: How self-evaluation and ethnicity matter. Infant and Child Development, 27(2), Article e2067. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2067 [details]
- Stevenson, C. E., & Hickendorff, M. (2018). Learning to solve figural matrix analogies: The paths children take. Learning and Individual Differences, 66, 16-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2018.04.010 [details]
2017
- Bosma, T., Stevenson, C. E., & Resing, W. C. M. (2017). Differences in need for instruction: Dynamic testing in children with arithmetic difficulties. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 5(6), 132-145. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v5i6.2326 [details]
- Kleibeuker, S. W., Stevenson, C. E., van der Aar, L., Overgaauw, S., van Duijvenvoorde, A. C., & Crone, E. A. (2017). Training in the adolescent brain: An fMRI training study on divergent thinking. Developmental Psychology, 53(2), 353-365. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000239 [details]
- Stevenson, C. E. (2017). Role of Working Memory and Strategy-Use in Feedback Effects on children’s Progression in Analogy Solving: An Explanatory Item Response Theory Account. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 27(3), 393-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-016-0129-5 [details]
- van der Maas, H. L. J., Kan, K.-J., Marsman, M., & Stevenson, C. E. (2017). Network Models for Cognitive Development and Intelligence. Journal of Intelligence, 5(2), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence5020016 [details]
2016
- Stevenson, C. E., Heiser, W. J., & Resing, W. C. M. (2016). Dynamic Testing of Analogical Reasoning in 5- to 6-Year-Olds: Multiple-Choice Versus Constructed-Response Training Items. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34(6), 550-565. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282915622912 [details]
- Stevenson, C. E., Heiser, W. J., & Resing, W. C. M. (2016). Dynamic testing: Assessing cognitive potential of children with culturally diverse backgrounds. Learning and Individual Differences, 47, 27-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.12.025 [details]
2015
- Reed, H. C., Stevenson, C., Broens-Paffen, M., Kirschner, P. A., & Jolles, J. (2015). Third graders’ verbal reports of multiplication strategy use: How valid are they? Learning and Individual Differences, 37, 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2014.11.010 [details]
2014
- Stevenson, C. E., Alberto, R. A., van den Boom, M. A., & de Boeck, P. A. L. (2014). Visual relations children find easy and difficult to process in figural analogies. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, Article 827. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00827
- Stevenson, C. E., Bergwerff, C. E., Heiser, W. J., & Resing, W. C. M. (2014). Working Memory and Dynamic Measures of Analogical Reasoning as Predictors of Children's Math and Reading Achievement. Infant and Child Development, 23(1), 51-66. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.1833 [details]
2013
- Stevenson, C. E., Heiser, W. J., & Resing, W. C. M. (2013). Working memory as a moderator of training and transfer of analogical reasoning in children. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 38(3), 159-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2013.02.001 [details]
- Stevenson, C. E., Hickendorff, M., Resing, W. C. M., Heiser, W. J., & de Boeck, P. A. L. (2013). Explanatory item response modeling of children's change on a dynamic test of analogical reasoning. Intelligence, 41(3), 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2013.01.003 [details]
- Stevenson, C. E., Resing, W. C. M., De Boeck, P. A. L., & Heiser, W. J. (2013). Individual differences in the effect of feedback on children's change in analogical reasoning. In E. Walker, & C.-K. Looi (Eds.), AIEDWS 2013 : Workshops Proceedings of AIED 2013 : Proceedings of the Workshops at the 16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education AIED 2013 : Memphis, USA, July 9-13, 2013 (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; Vol. 1009). CEUR-WS. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1009/0806.pdf
- Stikkolorum, D. R., Stevenson, C. E., & Chaudron, M. R. V. (2013). Assessing software design skills and their relation with reasoning skills. In T. C. Lethbridge, & P. Stevens (Eds.), EduSymp 2013 : MODELS Educators' Symposium 2013: Proceedings of the Educators' Symposium, co-located with ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS 2013) : Miami, USA, September 30th, 2013 (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; Vol. 1134). CEUR-WS. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1134/paper5.pdf
2012
- Stevenson, C. E., Resing, W. C. M., & Bosma, T. (2012). Dynamic Testing: Measuring Inductive Reasoning in Children With Developmental Disabilities and Mild Cognitive Impairments . Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 11(2), 159-178. https://doi.org/10.1891/1945-8959.11.2.159 [details]
2011
- Resing, W. C. M., Steijn, W. M. P., Stevenson, C. E., & Elliott, J. G. (2011). Computerized Dynamic Testing: A Study of the Potential of an Approach Using Sensor Technology . Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 10(2), 178-194. https://doi.org/10.1891/1945-8959.10.2.178 [details]
- Stevenson, C. E., Touw, K. W. J., & Resing, W. C. M. (2011). Computer or paper analogy puzzles: Does assessment mode influence young children's strategy progression. Educational and Child Psychology, 28(2), 67-84.
2009
- Stevenson, C. E., Resing, W. C. M., & Froma, M. N. (2009). Analogical reasoning skill acquisition with self-explanation in 7-8 year olds: Does feedback help? Educational and Child Psychology, 26(3), 6-17.
2024
- Ismayilzada, M., Stevenson, C. E., & van der Plas, L. (2024). Evaluating Creative Short Story Generation in Humans and Large Language Models.
- Stevenson, C. E., Pafford, A. N., van der Maas, H. L. J., & Mitchell, M. (2024). Can Large Language Models generalize analogy solving like people can? ArXiv.
2023
- Stevenson, C. E., ter Veen, H. M., Choenni, R. M. V. K., van der Maas, H. L. J., & Shutova, E. V. (2023). Do large language models solve verbal analogies like children do? ArXiv.
- Thoms, L., Veldkamp, K. A., Rosenbusch, H., & Stevenson, C. E. (2023). Solving ARC visual analogies with neural embeddings and vector arithmetic: A generalized method. ArXiv.
2020
- Stevenson, C., Smal, I., Baas, M., Dahrendorf, M., Grasman, R., Tanis, C., Scheurs, E., Sleiffer, D., & van der Maas, H. (2020). Automated AUT scoring using a Big Data variant of the Consensual Assessment Technique: Final Technical Report. Modeling Creativity Project, Universiteit van Amsterdam. http://modelingcreativity.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ABBAS_report_200711_final.pdf [details]
2024
- Pinier, C., Stevenson, C. E., & Nunez, M. D. (2024). Are LLMs tools to understand human neurocognition during abstract reasoning?. Paper presented at 2024 Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. https://2024.ccneuro.org/pdf/123_Paper_authored_Are-LLMs-tools-to-understand-human-neurocognition-during-abstract-reasoning.pdf
Prize / grant
- Stevenson, C., van der Maas, H. & Jansen, B. (2020). Jacobs Foundation COVID-19 Education Challenge.
- Stevenson, C. (2019). Jacobs Foundation Fellowship 2019-2021. https://jacobsfoundation.org/en/activity/jacobs-foundation-research-fellowship-program/
- Stevenson, C. (2016). ABC Talent Grant.
- Stevenson, C. (2016). Creative Mind Prize 2016.
- Baas, M., Stevenson, C. E. & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2016). Abbas-ontwikkelingssubsidie.
Media appearance
- Stevenson, C. (05-07-2021). Hoeveel intelligentie zit er eigenlijk in Artificiële Intelligentie?. Hoeveel intelligentie zit er eigenlijk in Artificiële Intelligentie?. https://www.uva.nl/shared-content/faculteiten/nl/faculteit-der-maatschappij-en-gedragswetenschappen/nieuws/2021/07/hoeveel-intelligentie-zit…
- Stevenson, C. (14-04-2021). Human Thinker vs AI. Human Thinker vs AI. https://www.spiegeloog.amsterdam/podcast-lets-mingle-2-the-human-thinker-versus-the-ai/
Others
- Stevenson, C. (participant) (24-3-2017). International Conference of Psychological Science (ICPS) Symposium Organizer, Vienna (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Ancillary activities
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Universiteit Leiden
Universitair docent
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Universiteit Leiden
Donzallaz, M. C., Haaf, J. M., & Stevenson, C. E. (2023). Creative or Not? Hierarchical Diffusion Modeling of the Creative Evaluation Process. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 49(6), 849-865.