Question 1

A test for creativity in which the subject must make as many words as possible by rearranging the letters in the sample word is the

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A)  Creative Aptitude Test. 
B)  Consequences Test. 
C)  Guilford Test for Creativity. 
D)  Anagrams Test. 
A)  Creative Aptitude Test. 
B)  Consequences Test. 
C)  Guilford Test for Creativity. 
D)  Anagrams Test.

Question 2

Which of the following is a test of creativity?

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A)  Anagrams Test 
B)  Incubation Test 
C)  Stanford-Binet Test 
D)  Convergent Thinking Test 
A)  Anagrams Test 
B)  Incubation Test 
C)  Stanford-Binet Test 
D)  Convergent Thinking Test

Question 3

A core sentence, such as "The man rides the horse," can be changed into past tense (The man rode the horse)or into a question (Did the man ride the horse?).This illustrates

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A)  ​the semantic differential. 
B)  ​transformation rules. 
C)  ​disjunctive conceptualization. 
D)  a ​morphological shift. 
A)  ​the semantic differential. 
B)  ​transformation rules. 
C)  ​disjunctive conceptualization. 
D)  a ​morphological shift.

Question 4

According to your textbook, which of the following questions would be the LEAST likely to lead to a creative solution?

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A)  How would other people, such as a child, psychologist, or artist look at this problem? 
B)  What is the one best answer for solving this problem? 
C)  What are the parts of the problem and how are they related? 
D)  If the problem were alive, what would it look like? 
A)  How would other people, such as a child, psychologist, or artist look at this problem? 
B)  What is the one best answer for solving this problem? 
C)  What are the parts of the problem and how are they related? 
D)  If the problem were alive, what would it look like?

Question 5

Regarding how creativity can be encouraged, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Many studies of creativity show that "genius" and "eminence" owe as much to persistence and dedication as they do to inspiration. 
B)  Encouraging mental sets can lead you to see the world from a more creative perspective. 
C)  To encourage creativity, seek varied input by randomly looking up words in the dictionary and relating them to the problem. 
D)  If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always less likely to think creatively. 
A)  Many studies of creativity show that "genius" and "eminence" owe as much to persistence and dedication as they do to inspiration. 
B)  Encouraging mental sets can lead you to see the world from a more creative perspective. 
C)  To encourage creativity, seek varied input by randomly looking up words in the dictionary and relating them to the problem. 
D)  If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always less likely to think creatively.

Question 6

Jennifer would be classified as a majority child and is presently learning a second language.Jennifer will most likely

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A)  experience additive bilingualism. 
B)  improve in a variety of general cognitive skills. 
C)  experience no threat to her home language. 
D)  experience all of these. 
A)  experience additive bilingualism. 
B)  improve in a variety of general cognitive skills. 
C)  experience no threat to her home language. 
D)  experience all of these.

Question 7

To help understand how the ear "hears" sounds, Researcher Stephen Kosslyn would recommend that you​

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A)  ​use rote recitation in naming the parts of the ear. 
B)  ​make an exact replica of the ear and its parts using clay. 
C)  ​study pictures of the ear taken from different perspectives. 
D)  ​explore the ear in your mind as if it were a large cave. 
A)  ​use rote recitation in naming the parts of the ear. 
B)  ​make an exact replica of the ear and its parts using clay. 
C)  ​study pictures of the ear taken from different perspectives. 
D)  ​explore the ear in your mind as if it were a large cave.

Question 8

Expert chess players can automatically recognize 50,000 to 100,000 patterns, a level of skill that takes about 10 years to build up.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the relationship between language and thought?

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A)  Thinking is not possible without language. 
B)  Language is used in all forms of thought. 
C)  Language provides a means of representing the world in symbols that are easy to manipulate. 
D)  Thinking and language are the same thing. 
A)  Thinking is not possible without language. 
B)  Language is used in all forms of thought. 
C)  Language provides a means of representing the world in symbols that are easy to manipulate. 
D)  Thinking and language are the same thing.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of creative persons?

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A)  prefer complexity and enjoy symbolic thoughts, ideas, concepts, and possibilities 
B)  tend to be overly dependent on others 
C)  tend to use broad categories and find order in chaos 
D)  experience more unusual states of consciousness, such as lucid dreams and mystical experiences 
A)  prefer complexity and enjoy symbolic thoughts, ideas, concepts, and possibilities 
B)  tend to be overly dependent on others 
C)  tend to use broad categories and find order in chaos 
D)  experience more unusual states of consciousness, such as lucid dreams and mystical experiences

Question 11

Signing children pass through the stages of language development at about the same age as speaking children do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Noah has a sense of discovery and is actively seeking various dilemmas to solve, a characteristic of creativity known as​

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A)  ​intuitive thought. 
B)  ​"thin-slicing." 
C)  ​lucid dreaming. 
D)  ​problem finding. 
A)  ​intuitive thought. 
B)  ​"thin-slicing." 
C)  ​lucid dreaming. 
D)  ​problem finding.

Question 13

The fact that "dog bites man" has a very different meaning from "man bites dog" demonstrates the importance of

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A)  connotation. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  conditional relationships. 
D)  linguistic determinism. 
A)  connotation. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  conditional relationships. 
D)  linguistic determinism.

Question 14

You can become more creative by doing all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  practicing convergent thinking. 
B)  taking risks. 
C)  analyzing ideas. 
D)  seeking unusual connections between ideas. 
A)  practicing convergent thinking. 
B)  taking risks. 
C)  analyzing ideas. 
D)  seeking unusual connections between ideas.

Question 15

The preparation stage of creative thought is the stage at which

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A)  testing and critical evaluation of the solution occurs. 
B)  rapid insight occurs. 
C)  creative thinkers saturate themselves with as much information as possible. 
D)  the problem is defined and the important dimensions identified. 
A)  testing and critical evaluation of the solution occurs. 
B)  rapid insight occurs. 
C)  creative thinkers saturate themselves with as much information as possible. 
D)  the problem is defined and the important dimensions identified.

Question 16

The tendency to perceive a problem in a way that blinds us to possible solutions is called

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A)  a mental set. 
B)  divergent thought. 
C)  a prototype. 
D)  brainstorming. 
A)  a mental set. 
B)  divergent thought. 
C)  a prototype. 
D)  brainstorming.

Question 17

Johannes Gutenberg, creator of the printing press, realized while at a wine harvest that the mechanical pressure used to crush grapes could also be used to imprint letters on paper, which illustrates that incubation is especially fruitful when you

Accepted Answer

A)  are exposed to external cues that relate to the problem. 
B)  are allowed time to "thin-slice" possible solutions. 
C)  develop a prototype through convergent thinking. 
D)  can create mental sets from external cues. 
A)  are exposed to external cues that relate to the problem. 
B)  are allowed time to "thin-slice" possible solutions. 
C)  develop a prototype through convergent thinking. 
D)  can create mental sets from external cues.

Question 18

Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have

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A)  a lack of mental flexibility. 
B)  weaker general language skills. 
C)  better control of their attention. 
D)  poor problem-solving abilities. 
A)  a lack of mental flexibility. 
B)  weaker general language skills. 
C)  better control of their attention. 
D)  poor problem-solving abilities.

Question 19

According to Boroditsky, Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, relies exclusively on which type of directional references, unlike English?

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  conjunctive 
D)  disjunctive 
A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  conjunctive 
D)  disjunctive

Question 20

Renea believes that anybody that states that they are voting for "her" political candidate is totally right, honest, and righteous; while anybody that chooses to vote for the "other" candidate is absolutely wrong, unethical, sinful, and "not her friend anymore." Renea is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  prototyping. 
B)  dichotomous rationalization. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  all-or-nothing thinking. 
A)  prototyping. 
B)  dichotomous rationalization. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  all-or-nothing thinking.

A test for creativity in which the subject must make as many words as possible by rearranging the letters in the sample word is the

Which of the following is a test of creativity?

A core sentence, such as "The man rides the horse," can be changed into past tense (The man rode the horse)or into a question (Did the man ride the horse?).This illustrates

According to your textbook, which of the following questions would be the LEAST likely to lead to a creative solution?

Regarding how creativity can be encouraged, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jennifer would be classified as a majority child and is presently learning a second language.Jennifer will most likely

To help understand how the ear "hears" sounds, Researcher Stephen Kosslyn would recommend that you

Expert chess players can automatically recognize 50,000 to 100,000 patterns, a level of skill that takes about 10 years to build up.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between language and thought?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of creative persons?

Signing children pass through the stages of language development at about the same age as speaking children do.

Noah has a sense of discovery and is actively seeking various dilemmas to solve, a characteristic of creativity known as

The fact that "dog bites man" has a very different meaning from "man bites dog" demonstrates the importance of

You can become more creative by doing all of the following EXCEPT

The preparation stage of creative thought is the stage at which

The tendency to perceive a problem in a way that blinds us to possible solutions is called

Johannes Gutenberg, creator of the printing press, realized while at a wine harvest that the mechanical pressure used to crush grapes could also be used to imprint letters on paper, which illustrates that incubation is especially fruitful when you

Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have

According to Boroditsky, Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, relies exclusively on which type of directional references, unlike English?

Renea believes that anybody that states that they are voting for "her" political candidate is totally right, honest, and righteous; while anybody that chooses to vote for the "other" candidate is absolutely wrong, unethical, sinful, and "not her friend anymore." Renea is exhibiting

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A test for creativity in which the subject must make as many words as possible by rearranging the letters in the sample word is the

Which of the following is a test of creativity?

A core sentence, such as "The man rides the horse," can be changed into past tense (The man rode the horse)or into a question (Did the man ride the horse?).This illustrates

According to your textbook, which of the following questions would be the LEAST likely to lead to a creative solution?

Regarding how creativity can be encouraged, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jennifer would be classified as a majority child and is presently learning a second language.Jennifer will most likely

To help understand how the ear "hears" sounds, Researcher Stephen Kosslyn would recommend that you​

Expert chess players can automatically recognize 50,000 to 100,000 patterns, a level of skill that takes about 10 years to build up.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between language and thought?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of creative persons?

Signing children pass through the stages of language development at about the same age as speaking children do.

Noah has a sense of discovery and is actively seeking various dilemmas to solve, a characteristic of creativity known as​

The fact that "dog bites man" has a very different meaning from "man bites dog" demonstrates the importance of

You can become more creative by doing all of the following EXCEPT

The preparation stage of creative thought is the stage at which

The tendency to perceive a problem in a way that blinds us to possible solutions is called

Johannes Gutenberg, creator of the printing press, realized while at a wine harvest that the mechanical pressure used to crush grapes could also be used to imprint letters on paper, which illustrates that incubation is especially fruitful when you

Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have

According to Boroditsky, Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, relies exclusively on which type of directional references, unlike English?

Renea believes that anybody that states that they are voting for "her" political candidate is totally right, honest, and righteous; while anybody that chooses to vote for the "other" candidate is absolutely wrong, unethical, sinful, and "not her friend anymore." Renea is exhibiting

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters

To help understand how the ear "hears" sounds, Researcher Stephen Kosslyn would recommend that you

Noah has a sense of discovery and is actively seeking various dilemmas to solve, a characteristic of creativity known as