Final Review

According to Wallas’s theory of creativity, the initial period in which a problem solver gathers information is known as

• preparation

• verification

• incubation

• initialization

Miguel works in marketing and wants to be creative at his work. Which of these is LEAST likely to be a prerequisite for his creativity?

• having knowledge about his domain in marketing

• being strongly motivated by external rewards rather than taking pleasure in his work

• being able to ignore criticism and tolerate ambiguous findings

• being willing to take risks and not follow the crowd

As Vanessa worked on the problem, she narrated her progress out loud, saying things like “No, that option doesn’t seem to work. No, that doesn’t work either.” Then Vanessa abruptly shouted, “I think I’ve got it!” These reports seem to capture the phenomenon called

• representation.

• preparation.

• incubation.

• illumination.

________ is an ability to think about concepts/ideas in a new way. ________ is an ability to see ways in which seemingly different concepts/ideas might be related.

• Illumination; Mapping

• Creativity; Convergent thinking

• Convergent thinking; Divergent thinking

• Divergent thinking; Convergent thinking

Emotional events trigger a response in the amygdala.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT a lobe of the brain?

• Occipital

•  

  Lateral

• Temporal

• Parietal

Heuristics are strategies that

• sometimes risk error in order to gain efficiency.

• are underused, despite their advantages.

• protect us from overestimating the frequency of real-life events.

• ensure step-by-step procedures for finding correct conclusions.