24. Creativity Flashcards

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1
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the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

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creativity

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(left parietal lobes) –> narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single, best solution

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convergent thinking

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3
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correct or incorrect answers

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convergent thinking

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(frontal lobe) –> expands the # of possible problem solutions (creative thinking that diverges in a diff direction)

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divergent thinking

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thinking and searching for answers that may have diff options

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divergent thinking

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6
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tips for creativity are the same as for problem solving (4)

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  1. sleep
  2. develop expertise/ mastery
  3. activities that allow free thought
  4. experience other cultures and ways of thinking
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what are five components creativity?

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  1. expertise
  2. imaginative thinking
  3. venturesome personality
  4. intrinsic motivation
  5. creative environment
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a well-developed base of knowledge provides more building blocks w/ which to create novel ideas + uses

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expertise

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having mastered a problem’s basic elements we redefine or explore in a new way

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imaginative thinking

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seeks new experiences, tolerates ambiguities and risks, and preserves in overcoming obstacles

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venturesome personality

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being driven, interested in, or satisfied to constantly think about and analyze

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intrinsic motivation

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12
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Issac Newton obsessed until completion

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intrinsic motivation

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13
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support innovation, team-building, and communication

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creative environment

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forgetting curve researcher (rapid forgetting, then levels off): also noted and researched the “relearning” phenomena

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Herman Ebbinghas

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insight research: chimpanzees were given fruit out of reach and eventually w/ insight, used sticks to get fruits

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Wolfgang Kochler

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misinformation and eyewitness account research (wording of smashed vs hit increases speed and mis-memory of broken glass and fire)

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Elizabeth Loftus

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universal grammar: nouns, verbs, and adj as building blocks; theorized being born w/ predisposition to learn grammatical skills

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Nom Chomsky