Exam 9: Creativity

All of the following can increase the creativity of groups EXCEPT:

Companies that engage in more exploration rather than exploitation may:

According to Finke's Four Factors model of creativity, ideas that work with existing products and services are high in __________.

What type of conflict stimulates divergent thinking in teams?

The empirical research on brainstorming has conducted decades of research comparing the performance of brainstorming teams with nominal groups. The major conclusion is that:

Guilford's model of creativity focuses on fluency, flexibility, and originality. Fluency refers to __________; flexibility refers to __________; originality refers to __________.

People on a team may be somewhat apprehensive about expressing their ideas because they are concerned about others judging and evaluating them. The desire to be liked and have opinions that fit in with the group is best termed:

Brainwriting is:

Osborn advocated brainstorming, not just because a group of people ideating could come up with a large quantity of ideas, but also because:

Leaders who provide their teams with a great deal of __________ and __________ provide an environment that fosters creativity.

James March distinguished two types of processes that companies use to develop product ideas: exploration and exploitation. Exploration usually involves getting out of one's usual domain and exploring new areas for ideas. In contrast, exploitation refers to finding a use for those new ideas. What type of activity is associated with the exploitation of an idea?

All of the following are part of the original rules of brainstorming first proposed by Osborn EXCEPT:

Which of the following techniques is an effective way to enhance team creativity?

According to the empirical research on convergent and divergent thinking, which statement is true:

Finke's model of creativity specifies two dimensions by which creative ideas may be evaluated one dimension being conservatism-creativity, and another dimension being realistic-idealistic). According to Finke, the most desirable ideas fall into which quadrant?

In a brainstorming session of ten team members, three team members are contributing very little to the session, thereby making the high performing members feel like "deviants" from the low group average. Social comparison may make the high performing group members overly conscious of their above-average work level, and begin to match their performance to the least productive members. This phenomenon is best described as:

All of the following can enhance brainwriting sessions EXCEPT:

Regarding the disadvantages with group brainstorming, which of the following is NOT an example associated with production blocking?

In regard to the three indices that measure the creativity of an idea, which is the most important according to Guilford?

Production blocking refers to the fact that: