Creativity Often Involves Divergent Thinking

question 50

Multiple Choice

Creativity often involves divergent thinking. Which one of the following is the best example of divergent thinking?

• A)Lacking any wooden blocks to build an arch for his toy soldiers to march under,Thomas builds an arch using upside-down paper cups.
• B)Frank solves several multiplication problems using a general trick he has learned for solving "9's" problems.
• C)Marsha builds a bookcase by following directions she has found in a hobby magazine.
• D)After reading in a library book about what hamsters like to eat,Jennifer gives the class hamster a diet of vegetables,fruit,and hamster pellets to help him grow faster.

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