Exam 8: B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

If you know that your best friend is allergic to clams,oysters,shrimp,and lobster,you know that she is allergic to shellfish.Going from these specific instances of allergy to a general statement that covers all situations illustrates __________ thought.

The majority of highly creative people tend to

To be creative,the solution to the problem must

To be creative,the solution to a problem must be more than novel,unusual,or original,it must also be

Rapid insight,or the "Aha! Experience," occurs during which stage of creative thinking?

Jeremy has critically evaluated his term paper on post-traumatic stress disorder and found that one section definitely needs to be rewritten in order to improve the term paper.At this stage,Jeremy will revert back to which stage of creative thought?

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

After Jeremy completes his term paper on post-traumatic stress disorder,he goes over his paper and critically evaluates it,checking his references,grammar,spelling,and writing style.At this point,Jeremy is in which stage of creative thought?

On a creativity test,the novelty of solutions refers to one's

For a solution to be creative,a person uses divergent thought,but also

Which of the following would NOT be considered a creativity test?

Sarah is on a committee to hire a new person for the social science department.As she interviews one candidate,she discovers that this engaging,very knowledgeable young man did his research in Sarah's area of expertise.Fearing that he might outshine her at the university,Sarah votes to hire another less qualified job candidate.Sarah's choice was most likely determined due to

When making decisions,emotions,such as fear,hope,anxiety,liking,or disgust can

Janie states that "she likes to write,so she will become a journalist," while Matt wants to make a lot of money and decides that "being a lawyer pays well." Both Janie and Matt are making their career decisions by

The advice to "sleep on it" would relate to which stage of creative thinking?

According to Ambady,what was the shortest amount of time that subjects had to observe a teacher in order for their intuitive ratings to match the ratings of students who were in the teacher's class for the whole semester?

Which of the following processes separates creative thinking from noncreative thinking?

Jeremy has chosen post-traumatic stress disorder as his term paper topic.He has gathered all his research material and begun the writing process.However,he is having difficulty writing one section.So,he decides to "sleep on it" and make a fresh start in the morning.By setting aside this writing difficulty,Jeremy is allowing problem-solving to proceed on a subconscious level.This stage of creative thinking is known as

Regarding automatic processing,which of the following statements is FALSE?

If you know a particular art history professor who is very creative,you would predict that he or she also