Kaleb Bare - Psychology 2 of 9
Divergent thinking involves
expanding the number of possible solutions to a problem
The factors associated with creativity include
expertise and a venturesome personality
When her teacher mentioned the arms race, Krista understood that the word "arms" referred to weapons and not to body parts. Krista's correct interpretation best illustrates the importance of
semantics
Spoken, written, or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate meaning constitute
semantics (meaning)
Phonomes are
the smallest distinctive sound units of a language
Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by
awareness
narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution
convergent thinking
Syntax refers to
correct arrangement of words into grammatically sensible sentences
creativity is the ability to
develop prototypes
The smallest speech units that carry meaning are called
morphemes