Thinking Skills Quiz

Who developed the brainstorming technique in the 1940s?

• Thomas Edison

• Albert Einstein

• Alex Osborn

• Marie Curie

What is the main purpose of brainstorming?

• To discourage free thinking

• To criticize and evaluate ideas immediately

• To generate a large number of ideas to solve a problem

• To limit the number of ideas generated

Which principle of brainstorming encourages the generation of many ideas?

• Build on Ideas

• Defer Judgment

• Use one idea as a springboard to generate more ideas

• Encourage Wild Ideas

What is the technique where participants write down their ideas independently before sharing?

• Classic Brainstorming

• Brainwriting

• Mind Mapping

• Rapid Ideation

In which technique do ideas branch out from a central concept visually?

• Rapid Ideation

• Classic Brainstorming

• Mind Mapping

• Brainwriting

What is the purpose of Reverse Brainstorming?

• To focus on how to cause the problem

• To solve the problem directly

• To limit the number of ideas generated

• To discourage free thinking

Which technique involves generating ideas quickly within a limited time frame?

• Brainwriting

• Rapid Ideation

• Mind Mapping

• Classic Brainstorming

What is the technique where each participant contributes one idea in turn?

• Round Robin

• Reverse Brainstorming

• Brainwriting

• Classic Brainstorming

What is the importance of Brainstorming?

• Encourages immediate judgment and criticism

• Discourages free thinking

• Limits the number of ideas generated

• Encourages free thinking and expression of many ideas

What should participants do during a brainstorming session according to the text?

• Criticize and evaluate ideas immediately

• Encourage Wild Ideas

• Defer Judgment

• Go for Quantity