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What percentage of the population experiences synesthesia?

1 25 Correct! 4 10

The child has basic skills for presenting their own ideas and experiments of reality/experiences in symbolic form around ages

1-2 2-3 4-5 Correct! 3-4

Approximately what percent of your brain is visual processing?

10 35 52 5 Correct! 25

Although this U-shaped decline in creativity can occur at any point, generally it occurs around the ages of

11-14 19-21 14-18 6-9 Correct! 8-11

According to the study: Arts Foster Scientific Success: Avocations of Nobel, National Academy, Royal Society, and Sigma Xi Members (Authors: Robert Root-Bernstein, PhD Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lindsay Allen Leighanna Beach Ragini Bhadula Justin Fast Chelsea Hosey Benjamin Kremkow Jacqueline Lapp Kaitlin Lone Kendell Pawelec Abigail Podufaly Caitlin Russ Laurie Tennant Eric Vrtis Stacey Weinlander) Science Nobel Laureates are how many times as likely to have arts and crafts avocations as general scientists or the public?

3

Synesthesia is about connections between

Art and other subjects Illusions and reality Correct! Two or more of the senses Technology and learning

Now Quiz 2. This scientist once commented, "I play with microbes..." Also was well known for a love of playing in all aspects of life and work. This scientist noted, "There are, of course, many rules to this play... but when you have acquired knowledge and experience it is very pleasant to break the rules and be able to find something nobody had thought of." (Root-Bernstein & Root-Bernstein, 1999)

Benjamin Franklin Enrico Fermi Leonardo daVinci Marie Curie Correct! Alexander Fleming

In the reading by Wilson & Wilson, "Why Children Draw" the authors explore Kreitlers' 4 realities (themes) that help us to understand children's drawings. Match the realities with their definition.

Common- The reality that refers to the familiar and everyday perceptions and experiences of objects (a drawing of a vase of flowers or other things in the environment) and events that humans share. Archeological The reality of the self, explores questions like Who am I? What am I? What will I be? Normative The basis of this reality is the exploration of roles and good and evil in the eyes of the child. You may see a conflict or resolution between a "right" side and a "wrong" side. This based on a reality of standards concerning the implicit and explicit rules by which an individual or a society behaves. Prophetic The reality that portrays images of future selves & actions, inventions and created worlds.

Lowenfeld's Scribbling Stage is most closely aligned with Piaget's

Concrete Operations Stage Symbolic Stage Correct! Sensorimotor Stage Formal Operations Stage Preoperational Stage

Match the term with the correct definition.

Correct! Contextualism Art is a social communication system, looking at the aspects of the world in which it was created. Correct!Formalism Study of art by analyzing the way objects are made and their purely visual aspects and emphasizes compositional elements.

The act of play is characterized by

Correct! an avenue for discovery and surprise Correct! an autotelic process or activity done for its own sake Correct! a path to allow the subconscious to construct new knowledge an organized direction or specific purpose Correct! a path to allow the subconscious to make new connections

Why is play so important to all species?

Correct! it helps the individual to understand the world by recreating it it just an activity that helps pass the time in a pleasing manner Correct! it is a biological need Correct! it helps individuals flourish Correct! it helps to develop creative, judgmental and discrimination patterns

According to the surveys Csikszentmihalyi has used, approximately what percentage of peoplesay they have never experienced "flow"?

Correct! 15% 5% 10% 20%

Who said this about how to define abstraction? "...the possibility of considering as object or group of objects under one viewpoint while disregarding all other properties of the object. The essence of abstraction consists of singling out one feature, which, in contrast to other properties, is considered to be particularly important."(Root-Bernstein & Root-Bernstein (1999). Sparks of genius, pp. 72-73)

Correct! A physicist A philosopher An artist A mathematician a poet

The definition of the term "schema" is

Correct! All of these answers (except none of these...) None of these answers. You Answered Stereotypical images that sometimes inhibit original thinking Organized pattern of thought or behavior Latin for universal shape, figure, form, or outlines

According to S. Dennis (1991), the relationship between drawing and working memory performance is a function of age. When thinking about what and why children draw, what is the significance of this relationship?

Correct! Children draw what they know, not what they see. Children draw what they see adults drawing. Adults don't use their working memory when drawing. None of these answers. All of these answers (except none of these...)

The creativity theory developed by Csikszentmihalyi (1988) describes the phenomenon of optimal experience as being a state in which (during and activity) the individual loses track of time, there is a good match between challenge and ability/skills, the activity is enjoyable for its own sake, and there is a sense of control over the outcome of the activity. What is the term for this theory?

Correct! Flow Immersion In the Zone Paracosm

What behaviors are associated with creative potential (creative giftedness as an adult)? Mark all that apply.

Correct! Having an imaginary friend. Correct! Participating in play/theatre. Correct! Engaging in Worldplay Being a precocious reader. Telling stories

According to Teresa Amabile, creativity is made up of three components, which one is not one of Amabile's components of creativity?

Correct! Innate Talent Motivation Creative thinking skills Expertise/ Knowledge

According to Csikszentmihalyi what is Big-C creativity?

Correct! It involves an achievement by someone, who is a noted expert in their field, and that changes a domain. Gifted young children with creative abilities beyond their age-group's status Ability to solve problems in novel ways and make discoveries about the domain. Natural talent to perform well artistically (drawing, sc.ulpting, performing, etc.)

Researchers have identified many side-effects of trying to "multi-task." Which of the following were cited as examples?

Correct! Making more mistakes Allows us to be more effective Correct! Cognitive impairment of short term memory Correct! Suppresses flow states Correct! Inhibits our creativity Encourages engagement with the present

A type of printmaking that uses a flat surface (such as a mirror, plexiglass or gel plate), upon which paint or ink is applied and a unique image is designed using various techniques. The exact image can only be made once, unlike most printmaking which allows for multiple originals.

Correct! Monoprint Linoprint Relief print Intaglio print Collograph print

A direct comparison of Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs and a list of reasons for "Why we create" was provided in the lecture on creativity. The list of reasons for "Why we create" are reflected in all elements of Maslow's Hierarchy except

Correct! None of these answers. Belonging, love, and acceptance by others Self-fulfillment Survival Knowledge and intellectual needs All of these answers (except none of these...

What are the four stages of creative process according to Wallas (1926)?

Correct! Preparation, Process, Incubation, Solution Media, Process, Meditation, Product Preparation, Prediction, Process, Product Brainstorming, Selection, Production, Analysis

After ink/paint has been applied to the plate and designs have been created, a paper is pressed over the plate and then carefully taken off to reveal the image.

Correct! Pull a print Press a print Collect a print None of these answers. Imprint

Clements and Wachowiak's use 5 metaphors to talk about the factors or intrapersonal aspects that influence or guide the art learning process. Which one of these is not a factor/metaphor they used?

Correct! Soul Hand Heart Mind Context

According to Lowenfeld, the Gang or Dawning Realism Stage is also known as

Correct! The Golden Age Child Art The Renaissance Age of Child Art The Metamorphosis Age of Child Art The Formalist Age of Child Art Early Realism

Flow theory is the basis of development of effective

Correct! Video games Story Books Academic exams Song Lyrics

Match the domain with the type of creativity

Correct! Visual Artists Expressive Creativity Correct! Creative Writers Expressive Creativity Correct! Scientists Adaptive Creativity Correct Mathematicians Adaptive Creativity Correct! Video Game Designers Both Adaptive and Expressive Creativity

The Hebbian principle is based on the principle that: "Neurons that fire together, _____."

Correct! Wire together Encode memory Spend more energy than neurons that fire separately Create conscious Wire across

In art, this term refers to creating art without conscious thought, accessing material from the unconscious mind as part of the creative process.

Correct! automatism sublimism synesthesia abstraction observing

According to experts from the Tate Gallery, the term abstraction can be applied to art that is

Correct! based an object, figure or landscape, where forms have been simplified. Correct! based an object, figure or landscape, where forms have been schematised. Correct! "pure abstraction" called concrete art. Correct! art that uses forms, such as geometric shapes or gestural marks, which have no source at all in an external visual reality. pure abstraction called objective art

During childhood play and drawing, a child experiments with self-images and images of otherness. Psychologists call this the

Correct! ego-ideal superhero evoked-image mythical self

In the Explanation Game, a kindergarten teacher showed that she valued her students thoughts by

Correct! getting a pen to write them down. having them take turns and called on each to share. repeating everything they said. having them all sit quietly to share

"So observing is a form of thinking and thinking is a form of observing. In consequence, the purpose in practicing observation is to link sensory experience and [____________?] as closely as possible." (Root-Bernstein & Root-Bernstein, 1999)

Correct! mental awareness meditation bodily kinesthetics what you are seeing your hand

According to Andreasen (2005) in "Building a Better Brain," the human brain is responsive, adaptive and eternally changing. We are literally remaking our brains every second of our lives in response to the demands and pressure of our environment. It is the ability to retain and store specific memories. What is the term neuroscientists use for this concept?

Correct! plasticity pliability flexibilty neurolasticity

According to Piaget in Chapter 14 of "Cognitive and Psychological Factors in Children's Learning and Creative Development," his theory of constructivism refers to

Correct! the self-constructed nature of knowledge teacher constructed lessons to build knowledge. teacher and student collaboration to construct knowledge. the history and nature of knowledge construction over time. collective ideas by the group

Which of the following are considered attributes, behaviors and/or traits associated with creativity? Mark all that apply.

Correct! tolerance for ambiguity Correct! sarcastic or cynical Correct! curiosity Correct! Openness to sub-conscious material Correct! Preference for asymmetry Correct! Overactive physically and mentally

The definition of the term "schema" is

Correct!All of these answers (except none of these...) Latin for universal shape, figure, form, or outlines None of these answers. Stereotypical images that sometimes inhibit original thinking Organized pattern of thought or behavior

Why might a synesthete be advantaged?

Correct!All the extra hooks endow synesthetes with superior memories They don't have the ability to think negative thoughts They always taste food more vibrantly Researchers believe it's an evolutionary advantage that exists to aide in the postmodern world

Favoritism, Beauty and Realism, Expressiveness, Style and Form, Autonomy: Professionally Trained Adults

Correct!Favoritism Aesthetic thinking is spontaneous, non-judgmental, highly personal Correct!Beauty and Realism Concerned with skill Correct!Expressiveness Awareness of uniqueness and quality of aesthetic experiences Correct!Style and Form artwork as an expression of a public tradition - artwork is embodiment of culture Correct!Autonomy: Professionally Trained Adults Balance between personal and social judgment

Andreasen recommends specific exercises to enhance your own creativity. Which of the following does she suggest?

Correct!Practicing the Thirteen Thinking Tools by Root-Bernstein & Root-Bernstein Correct! Tackle a new area you know nothing about. Correct! Practicing meditation or the exercise of "just thinking." Correct! Exercise your imagination. Watch more TV and research things on the Web. Correct! Get involved with nature Correct! Be curious Try new foods

According to the powerpoint in your studio, which artists are synesthetes?

Correct!Wassily Kandinsky Pablo Picasso Winston Churchill Correct! Paul Klee Correct! David Hockney

Clements and Wachowiak include the following in advocating for arts education, except

Cultural understanding National needs Correct! Small differences can have large effects. Personal expression

Based on Studio Thinking framework are the Studio Habits of Mind (Hetland, Veenema, & Sheridan, 2007, 2013), a set of eight dispositions that an artist uses. These dispositions offer a language for critical thinking that related to every discipline. You may notice some similarities with the Creative Thinking Tools (Root-Bernstein & Root-Bernstein, 1999). Match the Studio Habit of Mind with the correct definition. Correct!

Develop Craft: Learning to use tools, materials, artistic conventions, and learning to care for tools, materials and space Engage & Persist: Learning to embrace problems of relevance within the art world and/or personal importance, to develop focus conductive to Envision: Learning to picture mentally what cannot be directly observed, and imagine possible next steps in making a piece. Express: Learning to create works that convey an idea, a feeling, or a personal meaning Observe: Learning to attend to visual contexts more closely than ordinary "looking" requires, and thereby to see things that otherwise Reflect: Learning to think with others about an aspect of one's work or working process, and learning to judge one's own work Stretch and explore: Learning to reach beyond one's capacities to explore playfully without a preconceived plan, and to embrace the opportunity to Understand (Arts) Community: Learning to interact as an artist with other artists (i.e, in classrooms, in local art organizations, and across the art (field) and

Match the stage/age with the description of play development.

Early Childhood (Ages 1-3) Practice of individual communication and learning; explorers of their own interests and desires. Correct! Ages 4-5 Partner with others to take on larger challeng.es; also individual play for ultimate pleasure Correct! Preschool Size of play group increases, play becomes richer in invention with complex voices, figures and props. Correct! Primary School/Elementary Play reflects social change - peers are more important. School emphasizes structure and logical problem solving. Less creative playtime- after school time becomes more important for sustaining ability to flourish as and inventive player. Correct! Secondary School Intellectual move from concrete forms of reasoning to abstract and hypothetical; a tendency to adapt to reality rather than

Match each person with the example of work in which they play with systematically breaking rules of grammar, overturning logic or creating puzzling perceptions.

Edward Lear: Created rebuses, invented spoonerisms, and played endlessly with puns Charles Dogson AKA Lewis Carroll: Played with logical concepts to create nonsense poems, logical games and stories and whimsical stories for children M.C. Escher: Played games with reality to create impossible images that defy the laws of gravity, mathematics and space

There are several sources for images, match the term with its definition.

Entoptic Images: Visual effects originating within the visual processing system of the individual Hypnagogic Images: An imagine experienced by a person just before falling asleep, which often resembles a hallucination Mental Imagery "Library" (visual memory): Those images we can recall from what we have seen in our personal experience Visual Culture/Environment: What are you seeing and experiencing around you and its influence your thinking

In the lecture, "Art Appreciation and Art Museum," which of the following is NOT a benefit of visiting and art museum?

Experience of a variety of cultures and diversity Correct! A place to buy good art None of these answers. Inspiration for creative work A glimpse of past, present, future

Which of the following does not have a direct influence on art development?

Experience/practice Environment/support Milieu Correct! None of these answers. Memory

Composer whose play and fooling around with homemade and "found" instruments, lead him to "harmonic discoveries" that are important to modern twentieth-century music.

Geoge Ives George Gershwin Beethoven Correct! Charles Ives Aleksandr Borodin

The type of paint was used in making prints during Week 4 Studio. This polymer based paint the can be used for painting and printmaking. It is relatively permanent and will stain clothing.

Gouache Watercolor paint Correct! Acrylic paint Oil paint Tempera paint

Match the term with it's correct category (element or principle). (Element=e principle=p)

Line-e Shape-e Color-e form-e Space-e Value-e texture-e movement-p rhythm-p pattern-p balance-p contrast-p emphasis-p unity-p

Referring to the article, "You Can Hide, But You Can't Run: Interdisciplinary and Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Mask Making," when do forms of cultural re-representation become especially problematic and conflictive?

None of these answers. When the original, cultural intent of an object is disregarded or over simplified. When images/ objects are used in a fashion that misrepresents or maligns the original social group Correct! All of these answers. When images and objects have significant, sacred, or spiritual meaning for the social group from which they are appropriated.

In the video, "Learning in a Visual Age - Why Art Education Matters", by the National Art Education Association, which of the following are identified as the visual literacy skills developed through art education/ art integration?

Perception, sensitivity, recognition, NOT PERSISTENCE

According to Studio Habits of Mind and Elliot Eisner's Ten Lesson, which of the following is encouraged through art education and promote a creative growth mindset? Mark all that apply.

Persist Correct! Stretch and explore Correct! Engage Correct! Take risks & look for the unexpected.

According to Polster ("Artful Teaching") who are the art makers?

Professional Artists Children Correct! All of us!!!!! College art students

Match the stage with the age range associated with it.

Pseudo-Naturalistic Stage, Age of Reasoning Ages 11-14 Preschematic Stage Ages 4-7 Scribbling Stage Ages 2-4 Gang Stage: Dawning Realism Ages 9-12 Schematic Stage Ages 7-9 The period of decision Ages 14-16

At what stage has a child's thinking changes from pure kinesthetic thinking in terms of motion to an imaginative and symbolic thinking in terms of pictures?

Random scribbling Imitation scribbling Schematic Controlled scribbling Correct! Named scribbling

Match the stage with the description of the behaviors and characteristics associated with it.

Schematic Stage- Form of the concept/person is repeated; establishment of a baseline; very little or no overlapping for depth; X-ray drawing Preschematic Stage- Emerging human form; Head and torso with arms attached; images placed haphazardly in space; colors of choice (not realistic), one symbol may represent many ideas Scribbling Stage Starts out as being done for purely kinesthetic pleasure; relates marks to things they know; images are assigned meaning, but the meaning may change over time. Pseudo-Naturalistic Stage, Age of Reasoning Critically aware of own shortcomings in art; closer to correct proportions; cartooning popular; facial expressions vary for meaning Gang Stage: Dawning Realism Disappearance of a baseline; objects overlap for depth; less exaggerated disproportion of the human form; greater awareness of clothing details; self-conscious of own drawings.

In examining the development of creativity in young people, educational psychologists have documented a "U-shaped decline" in creativity. Although can occur at any point, generally it occurs around the ages of 8-11 (3-6 grades). What is NOT one of the main reasons given for this slump?

Self-imposed demands for realism Self-critical toward own art production Moving from Concrete Operations to Formal Operations Change of interests. Lack of resources. Correct Answer None of these answers. All of these answers

"That doesn't look like any person I've ever seen!" At what stage of cognitive development in Aesthetic Experience is this individual?

Stage 1 -Favoritism - Age 5 Stage 4 - Style and Form - Young Adults (14-17) None of these answers. Stage 3 - Expressiveness - Adolescence (11-13) Correct! Stage 2 - Beauty and Realism - Age 10

Comprehensive essay question will be about either

Studio Habits, creative thinking tools of root berensteins

Psychologist Jean Piaget suggested play is useful because it strengthens mental skills. What three types of play processes does he identify? Mark all that apply.

Surrogate play Correct! Game play Correct! Practice play Virtual play Intermittent play Correct! Symbolic play

In the Explanation Game, what does the teacher do to create anticipation to look at the artwork?

Tells them it was painted by a middle school student. Says that she will give a prize to the student who guesses correctly. Has them talk about their own painting experiences. Correct! Has the painted turn away from them.

Exam 2 Questions:

The 13 Creative Thinking Tools (Root-Bernstein, 1999) and the Studio Habits of Mind (Hetland, Winner, Veenama & Sheridan, 2013) are the underlying concepts or big ideas used in this course as the basis content and studio work. Explain why these two sets are important and used throughout this course. Give examples as you explain the significance of both sets of these concepts in relation to the course and to your personal experiences, career preparation, and art development.

In analyzing a child's work of art, we can accurately interpret an child's meaning by just looking at the drawing and images produced.

True or False False

Visual symbolism starts after a child learns to communicate with words and numbers.

True or False False

Inventors, Elmer Sperry and Jerome Lemelson, found scientific value in playing with and inventing toys.

True or False? True

The best approach to mask making and learning about other cultures is to do a project about making an African mask.

True or false False

Andreasen mentions several studies in this chapter that point to the realization that by age 25 it is too late to continue training the brain once it is past the critical periods of childhood and young adulthood development

True or false false

Based on the work of Anna Mary Robertson Moses (Grandma Moses), art development stops by the time that an individual is in their early 20's.

True or false false

According to Davis and others, creativity can be taught.

True or false true

According to Davis and others, you are born with creativity

True or false true

When observing and analyzing the realities portrayed in children's drawings, more than one reality can often be seen

True or false true

Visual symbols from TV, Internet, films, drawings, paintings require reading just as much as word symbols.

True or false True

Art is valuable for its own sake.

True or false? True

According to the Visual Literacy: Visual Triad Model (S. Daniels, 2018; R. McKim, 1980), What are the three intersecting processes that are part of visual literacy?

View, Hear, Draw Touch, See, Smell Look, See, Draw Correct! See, Imagine, Depict Remember, Think, Draw

This artist began his career as an engineer and was known for his sense of humor and playful attitude toward life and art. Best known for his mobile sculptures, he also created a line of moveable toys for children, as well as a toy circus.

Walt Disney Correct! Alexander Calder Georgia O'Keefe Leonardo daVinci MC Escher

In the Explanation Game, a kindergarten teacher used guiding questions to help her students use critical thinking skills to talk about art and other things they see. Which is the main question she used?

What are the materials you see? How do you feel about this painting? Correct! What makes you say that? What elements and principles do you see? What do you know about the artist?

"...the creation of new thoughts or ideas are not determined 'by encounters with the environment, but are constructed within the individual himself... the essential thing is that in order for a child to understand something, he must construct it himself, he must reinvent it.'" Which theorist said this?

Wilson & Wilson Maslow Lowenfeld Correct! Piaget

One of the main points in the article, "You Can Hide, But You Can't Run: Interdisciplinary and Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Mask Making," by Ballengee-Morris & Taylor is that "Learning how to make connections and not see subjects or people in isolated, unrelated ways is a lifelong skill that is vitally important for our students to learn." One example of how they facilitated this process for the students is to

Write a report about their favorite artist Visit the art museum to view mask design Correct! Discuss students' ideas about themes, Issues and interests Assign a specific culture for study Make a copy of a work of art.

Children begin to understand visual symbols

at age 5 between 1 & 2 years of age Correct! Very early, just after birth around ages 3-4

The three primary colors are

blue, orange and violet red, yellow and white orange, blue and green Correct! red, blue, and yellow

A hand-tool used in printing and printmaking to spread ink or paint on the plate.

brush Correct! brayer baren roller burin

Creative patterns include

collecting comparing Correct! changing Correct! questioning Correct! designing

What 21st Century Skills Learning and Innovation Skills are directly associated with the study and practice of art making? Mark all that apply.

connectivity Correct! collaboration Correct! communication Correct! creativity Correct! critical thinking

One in ninety synesthetes experience _________, which are the written elements of language completely saturated in color (sometimes with gender and personality).

graphings grappings graphites Correct! graphemes

What is the environmental condition necessary for play? Select the best response.

lots of materials knowledge in a domain survailence Correct! a safe space for risk taking specific directions

The psychological term for an individual who has mastery (is an expert) in more than one domain is a

muti-faceted multi-talented Correct! polymath genius specialist

When a child experiments with self-images and self-possibilities but substitutes another image (i.e., an animal or object) for themselves this is called a

mythical self Correct! surrogate self a twin self a super ego

In Lowenfeld's stages, which of the following in NOT a sub-stage of the scribbling stage?

random named Correct! imitation controlled, longitudinal controlled, mandala

The study that investigated synesthesia is called

the Baba Ganoush Effect Correct! the Bouba Kiki Effect the Dominate Senses Effect the Concrete Abstact Effect

According to Piaget in Chapter 14 of "Cognitive and Psychological Factors in Children's Learning and Creative Development," his theory of constructivism refers to

the history and nature of knowledge construction over time. teacher constructed lessons to build knowledge. teacher and student collaboration to construct knowledge. Correct! the self-constructed nature of knowledge authority presented knowledge

When a child experiments with self-images and self-possibilities but substitutes another image (i.e., an animal or object) for themselves, they use this process

to dream and plan for the future. to safely experiment with sometimes adverse feelings and ways of being so the possibilities can be seen by others. document their development. Correct! to safely experiment with sometimes adverse feelings and ways of being so the possibilities can be considered.

Lowenfeld's stages of art development are absolutes and cannot be skipped or reversed.

true Or false False

According to Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (based his on socialcultural theory), we can become experts in any field, no matter what our abilities, as long as we have the support we need.

true or false false

Prophetic reality themes are only a part of children's artwork, adult artists "outgrow" this theme.

true or false false

Synesthesia is more common in artists who excel in making metaphors

true or false true

Children develop a graphic vocabulary based on the symbols they see others make

true or false false