"Complexity of Judgment: What Makes Possible the Convergence of Expert and Nonexpert Ratings in Assessing Creativity" by Francesco Galati

This study examines the complexity of judgment in assessing the creativity of an artwork, specifically paintings. It challenges the assumption that only experts can accurately judge creativity, arguing instead that nonexperts can provide reliable assessments when the object being judged is less complex. The study tests this hypothesis by having both experts and nonexperts rate the creativity of six paintings, previously categorised by an expert as either simple or complex to judge. The results show that nonexperts and experts agree in their ratings of paintings deemed simple to judge, but diverge in their assessments of the paintings deemed complex, suggesting that the complexity of the object being judged plays a crucial role in determining the reliability of nonexpert evaluations.