Using a Formal Theory to Generate a Research Idea Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

Using a formal theory to generate a research idea is known as a(n) :

• A) exposure
• B) deductive process
• C) inductive process
• D) response

Appreciate the significance of serendipity and insight in the creative process.

Identify characteristics of creative people.

Understand how organizational rules and groupthink can impact creativity.

Understand the stages and rules of brainstorming.

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Definitions:

Griffith's Transformation Experiment

A groundbreaking experiment by Frederick Griffith in 1928, demonstrating that bacteria could transfer genetic information through a process called transformation.

Nucleosome

A structural unit of a eukaryotic chromosome, consisting of a length of DNA coiled around a core of histone proteins.

Histones

Proteins found in eukaryotic cell nuclei that package and order the DNA into structural units called nucleosomes.