Deck 10: Creative Thinking

Question 1

The creative process appears to be fundamentally different from the everyday thinking processes that most people use.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Most great creative acts involve serendipity, a "happy accident" in which the creative individual is lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Thinking analogically requires the application of information that was learned in one context to a very different context.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

All of the strategies for enhancing creative thinking involve the "spread of activation" through the knowledge base that an individual has stored in memory.

Question 5

People who have many ideas are more likely to come up with good ideas than people who have few ideas.

Question 6

An environment that is supportive of the creative process is one in which individuals receive continuous rewards for their work.

Question 7

Because creative acts are, by definition, unusual, creative people tend to be less concerned about conformity than less creative people.

Question 8

Research has shown that it is not possible to increase creativity with training because the creative process does not follow rules.

Question 9

Creative people tend to be good at finding problems that most of us fail to recognize, in addition to being good problem solvers.

Question 10

The most important component of the creative process is a large, interconnected knowledge net.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is NOT true of creativity?

A) Creativity is easily defined
B) Creativity is a subjective judgment
C) Judgments of a thing as "creative" generally involves examining its novelty and quality
D) Creative products are often unusual, meaningful, and useful.
E) All of the above statements are true of creativity

Question 12

Hargadon and Bechky (2006) listed four patterns of behavior that can move teams beyond individual creativity. Which of the following is NOT identified as a pattern of behavior here?

A) seeking help.
B) giving help.
C) reframing a situation.
D) reinforcing group think.
E) All of the above are listed as four patterns of behavior that can move teams beyond individual creativity

Question 13

The two-phase model of problem-solving called __________ is named for the repeated cycles of __________ that are part of problem-solving.

A) geneplore…..giving help and exploring problems
B) biosociation…..giving help and reframing
C) biosociation…..brainstorming and creativity
D) geneplore…..generation and exploration

Question 14

__________ relies on analogies from nature that can be adapted to human problems.

A) Synetics
B) Creativity
C) Bionics
D) Fantasy analogy
E) None of the above

Question 15

Scientists examine the strength of spider webs in attempting to develop stronger materials for use in building and technology. This is an example of

A) synetics.
B) direct analogy.
C) bionics.
D) fantasy analogy.
E) None of the above

Question 16

Someone who works very hard because they love what they do is motivated

A) by rewards.
B) by praise.
C) intrinsically.
D) extrinsically.

Question 17

Someone who works very hard because they love to receive praise is motivated

A) socialistically.
B) psychologically.
C) intrinsically.
D) extrinsically.

Question 18

The creativity test that measures ability to form connections between seemingly different topics is called

A) the Remote Associations Test.
B) the Creative Uses Test.
C) the Divergence Production Test.
D) the Unusual Uses Test.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a condition that tends to decrease or "kill" intrinsic motivation?

A) intelligence
B) reward
C) competition
D) surveillance
E) All of the above condition that decrease intrinsic motivation

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a condition that tends to decrease or "kill" intrinsic motivation?

A) restricted choice
B) reward
C) competition
D) surveillance
E) All of the above condition that decrease intrinsic motivation

Question 21

Most school and work environments tend to involve a great deal of

A) intrinsic motivation.
B) extrinsic motivation.
C) creativity.
D) critical thinking.
E) All of the above

Question 22

Which of the following statements is true of brainstorming?

A) It involves coming up with as few solutions to a problem as possible
B) It always results in creative outcomes
C) It is very difficult to do alone
D) It has no rules except all judgment is deferred until a later time
E) All of the above are true of brainstorming

Question 23

In __________, every characteristic or quality of the item or situation is listed and then examined for possible modification or recombination.

A) attribute listing
B) brainstorming
C) creative ideas checklists
D) analogical thinking

Question 24

Describe the processes of generation, exploration, and evaluation, and their role in creative thinking.

Question 25

Describe the cognitive processes of insight, incubation, and spreading activation.

Question 26

Describe several environmental factors that research indicates are likely to stifle or inhibit creativity.

Question 27

Hargadon and Bechky (2006) listed four patterns of behavior that can move teams beyond individual creativity. Which of the following is NOT identified as a pattern of behavior here?

A) seeking help.
B) giving help.
C) reframing a situation.
D) reinforcing responses.
E) All of the above are listed as four patterns of behavior that can move teams beyond individual creativity

Question 28

You forgot to water your orchid, and it's doing better than ever! Now you know how to take care of it properly. This is an example of

A) sensitivity.
B) synergy.
C) lunacy.
D) serendipity.

Question 29

Gardner (1989) argues that creative people __________ solve problems or fashion products that are creative.

A) easily
B) regularly
C) carefully
D) rarely
E) None of the above

Question 30

Specifically, creativity can involve two major outcomes:

A) finding problems and creating solutions.
B) failures and successes.
C) creating solutions and creating objects.
D) generating creative possibilities and evaluating creative solutions.

Question 31

Lateral thinking is most like __________ thinking.

A) simple
B) uncomplicated
C) vertical
D) creative

Question 32

Thinking that is logical and straightforward is called __________.

A) vertical thinking
B) lateral thinking
C) creative thinking
D) synergy
E) None of the above

Question 33

Thinking outside the box, or "around" a problem, is called __________.

A) vertical thinking
B) lateral thinking
C) creative thinking
D) synergy

Question 34

__________ thinking is sometimes used as a synonym for idea discovery, while __________ thinking is the refinement and improvement of existing ideas.

A) Lateral…..vertical
B) Vertical…..lateral
C) Creative…..lateral
D) Creative…..critical

Question 35

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding psychologists' views of highly creative people and creativity?

A) Creative people are highly intelligent, usually "geniuses"
B) Creativity is involved in everyday life, everyday tasks
C) Creativity is an extension of common thinking practices
D) There is "nothing special" about highly creative people, except that they are highly creative
E) All of the above are true regarding psychologists' views of highly creative people and creativity

Question 36

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding psychologists' views of highly creative people and creativity?

A) Almost anyone with slightly above average intelligence can produce great creative products
B) There are no cognitive abilities that separate creative and noncreative people
C) Creative thinking uses thought processes that are quite ordinary
D) Most of us have ""what it takes"" to be highly creative
E) All of the above are true regarding psychologists' views of highly creative people and creativity

Question 37

Sensitivity is the __________ part of creativity.

A) creative
B) problem-finding
C) evaluation
D) brainstorming
E) None of the above

Question 38

Biosociative thinking is similar to

A) creativity.
B) synergy.
C) serendipity.
D) brainstorming.
E) None of the above

Question 39

When different people with various types of knowledge are brought together to make creative decisions, __________ is being accomplished.

A) sensitivity
B) synergy
C) symbolic analogy
D) interdisciplinary joining

Question 40

__________ refers to our responsiveness to information we perceive through our senses.

A) Sensitivity
B) Synergy
C) Symbolic analogy
D) Serendipity

Question 41

According to research, visual artists are likely to be very high in __________, which is why they are very creative.

A) intelligence
B) courage
C) persistence
D) sensitivity
E) All of the above

Question 42

__________ refers to the bringing together of seemingly disparate parts into a useful and functioning whole.

A) Symbolic analogy
B) Serendipity
C) Sensitivity
D) Synergy

Question 43

That hat with the beer cans attached to each side? You know, the one with the straws (so you have a hat and can drink beer from it)? That thing is an example of

A) sensitivity.
B) synergy.
C) lunacy.
D) serendipity.

Question 44

Describe several techniques listed by McGuire (1997) that are useful for finding creative hypotheses.