Ali works for Citrus Squeeze, a company that makes orange juice. Sales of their calcium-enhanced OJ have been poor, and the product was cancelled. His factory still had three cases of cartons, and Ali was told he could take them if he wanted them. With the cartons, Ali made several birdfeeders for his backyard and also planted tree seedlings in some of them; he used the remaining ones to build a fort for his four-year-old son. Ali's use of the cartons represents
a. convergent thinking.
b. divergent thinking.
c. insight.
d. hierarchical organization.
Question 2Which of the following is not true about divergent thinking?
a. It is open-ended.
b. It has a large number of potential solutions.
c. It is the cornerstone of creativity
d. It has a single correct answer.
Question 3In its discussion of expertise and problem solving, your text identifies the kind of scientists who are most likely to make revolutionary discoveries in their fields. This particular discussion suggests that may be more important than in creative thinking.
a. experience; structure
b. structure; experience
c. flexibility; experience
d. experience; flexibility
Question 4Experts than novices.
a. spend less time analyzing problems
b. are better at reasoning in general
c. are more likely to be open to new ways of looking at problems
d. take a more effective approach to organizing the solution to a problem
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