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What is the main characteristic of convergent thinking?
What is the main characteristic of convergent thinking?
- Exploring as many solutions as possible to a problem
- Generating multiple ideas from one topic
- Gathering facts and data to give one simple answer (correct)
- Leaving room for flexibility and ambiguity
Which type of thinking is used in brainstorming sessions?
Which type of thinking is used in brainstorming sessions?
- Convergent thinking
- Divergent thinking (correct)
- Both convergent and divergent thinking
- None of the above
What does divergent thinking involve?
What does divergent thinking involve?
- Leaving no room for flexibility or ambiguity
- Generating multiple ideas from one topic (correct)
- Gathering facts and data to give one simple answer
- Exploring as many solutions as possible to a problem
Which type of thinking is used to answer multiple-choice questionnaires?
Which type of thinking is used to answer multiple-choice questionnaires?
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What makes divergent thinking a creative thinking process?
What makes divergent thinking a creative thinking process?
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Characteristics of Thinking
- The main characteristic of convergent thinking is that it aims to find a single, correct answer to a problem.
- Convergent thinking is used to answer multiple-choice questionnaires.
Brainstorming and Divergent Thinking
- Divergent thinking is used in brainstorming sessions.
- Divergent thinking involves generating many different ideas or solutions to a problem.
- Divergent thinking is a creative thinking process because it allows for the production of numerous, diverse, and original ideas.
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Test your knowledge on creative thinking skills and techniques used to look at issues from different angles. Explore the concepts of convergent and divergent thinking and their role in problem-solving.
