Imagine that you are conducting a summer workshop to enhance the creativity of high school students. Which of the following ideas should you use, based on your understanding of Chapter 11?
a. Watch the students carefully, so that they know you are monitoring their progress.
b. Offer a prize for the most creative project.
c. List on the blackboard the name of the most creative student of the week; however, make certain that no material rewards are given.
d. Do not place firm restrictions on the ways in which the students can express their creativity.
Question 2The section on creativity in Chapter 11 examined research about intrinsic motivation and creativity in writing poetry. According to this research, people were especially likely to be creative
a. when they had high intrinsic motivation for working on the task.
b. when they knew that the best poem would receive a cash prize.
c. when they wrote poems with other participants in the same room, rather than when no other participants were in the room.
d. when the researchers specified the initial state, the goal state, and the obstacles.
Question 3Steve is a college sophomore who is fascinated by politics, even though he isn't currently enrolled in any related courses.
He spends several hours each day reading a variety of political columns, visiting his favorite news websites, and talking about political issues. Researchers would say that Steve is high in
a. intrinsic motivation.
b. extrinsic motivation.
c. divergent production.
d. convergent production.
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