Question 1

Creativity can be encouraged by helping children:

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A)  feel joy in their creative productions. 
B)  develop perseverance. 
C)  learn to judge others' artworks. 
D)  feel joy in their creative productions and develop perseverance. 
A)  feel joy in their creative productions. 
B)  develop perseverance. 
C)  learn to judge others' artworks. 
D)  feel joy in their creative productions and develop perseverance. D

Question 2

According to Mayesky, one way to improve a school's creativity is:

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A)  to help children realize that some problems have no easy answers. 
B)  to reward children for being creative. 
C)  to help children develop perseverance. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  to help children realize that some problems have no easy answers. 
B)  to reward children for being creative. 
C)  to help children develop perseverance. 
D)  all of the above. D

Question 3

Teachers benefit from encouraging creativity in such ways as:

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A)  being able to use a more standardized curriculum. 
B)  learning to recognize children for their unique skills. 
C)  being able to plan fewer lessons. 
D)  being able to turn the curriculum over to the children. 
A)  being able to use a more standardized curriculum. 
B)  learning to recognize children for their unique skills. 
C)  being able to plan fewer lessons. 
D)  being able to turn the curriculum over to the children. B

Question 4

Convergent thinking usually results in many answers or solutions to a question or problem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Thinking of all the uses for a brick is an example of thinking.

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The answer of Thinking of all the uses for a...

Question 6

Children are being creative when they are:

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A)  redefining situations, demonstrating stubbornness, and solving problems. 
B)  solving problems, being adventurous, and giving the correct answer. 
C)  solving problems, redefining situations, and demonstrating flexibility. 
D)  demonstrating flexibility, being rational, and solving problems. 
A)  redefining situations, demonstrating stubbornness, and solving problems. 
B)  solving problems, being adventurous, and giving the correct answer. 
C)  solving problems, redefining situations, and demonstrating flexibility. 
D)  demonstrating flexibility, being rational, and solving problems.

Question 7

An example of "Capital C" creativity is the invention of the light bulb.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Paul Torrance, creativity:

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A)  does not always display itself through desirable behaviors. 
B)  involves teachers' and students' attitudes. 
C)  involves habits and environment. 
D)  involves habitats. 
A)  does not always display itself through desirable behaviors. 
B)  involves teachers' and students' attitudes. 
C)  involves habits and environment. 
D)  involves habitats.

Question 9

, a pioneer in the study of creativity, suggests that creativity is the ability to produce something novel, something with the stamp of uniqueness on it.

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The answer of , a pioneer in the study of...

Question 10

With older children, the criteria of creativity involve more of an emphasis on or solutions.

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The answer of With older children, the criteria of creativity...

Question 11

Teachers can help children express their creativity by helping children:

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A)  appreciate themselves for being able to follow rules. 
B)  learn to judge and accept their own feelings. 
C)  recognize that there is usually one best answer to a problem. 
D)  both appreciate themselves for being able to follow rules and learn to judge and accept their own feelings. 
A)  appreciate themselves for being able to follow rules. 
B)  learn to judge and accept their own feelings. 
C)  recognize that there is usually one best answer to a problem. 
D)  both appreciate themselves for being able to follow rules and learn to judge and accept their own feelings.

Question 12

List eight things that can be done for children to help them express natural creative tendencies.

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1. Help children accept change.
2. Help

Question 13

The least important thing to realize about creativity is that only very few people possess it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mrs. White was very disappointed when James began to use his Popsicle sticks for a car ramp instead of using them to make the holiday picture frame she had planned. On the basis of information on creativity in your text, Mrs. White:

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A)  should not plan activities using dangerous objects such as Popsicle sticks. 
B)  has more concern for process than for product. 
C)  need not be concerned as long as James is happy and busy. 
D)  has more concern for product than for process and convergent thinking. 
A)  should not plan activities using dangerous objects such as Popsicle sticks. 
B)  has more concern for process than for product. 
C)  need not be concerned as long as James is happy and busy. 
D)  has more concern for product than for process and convergent thinking.

Question 15

Counting the number of fish in an aquarium is an example of thinking.

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The answer of Counting the number of fish in an...

Question 16

Some characteristics of creative children are that they are:

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A)  easily discouraged and self-deprecatory. 
B)  easily pleased. 
C)  discontented. 
D)  stubborn, discontented, and self-satisfied. 
A)  easily discouraged and self-deprecatory. 
B)  easily pleased. 
C)  discontented. 
D)  stubborn, discontented, and self-satisfied.

Question 17

results in a single answer or solution to a problem.

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The answer of results in a single answer or solution...

Question 18

Creative children:

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A)  possess many unlikable traits. 
B)  possess many likable traits. 
C)  can be frustrating to work with. 
D)  can be frustrating yet a joy to work with. 
A)  possess many unlikable traits. 
B)  possess many likable traits. 
C)  can be frustrating to work with. 
D)  can be frustrating yet a joy to work with.

Question 19

Creation stories passed on by and groups reflect a creative desire.

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religious,

Question 20

Learning the "way things are done" is an example of:

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A)  convergent thinking and an important part of creativity. 
B)  divergent thinking and an important part of creativity. 
C)  a part of creativity involving discovery. 
D)  a part of creativity involving process and discovery. 
A)  convergent thinking and an important part of creativity. 
B)  divergent thinking and an important part of creativity. 
C)  a part of creativity involving discovery. 
D)  a part of creativity involving process and discovery.

Exam 1: The Concept of Creativity

Creativity can be encouraged by helping children:

According to Mayesky, one way to improve a school's creativity is:

Teachers benefit from encouraging creativity in such ways as:

Convergent thinking usually results in many answers or solutions to a question or problem.

Thinking of all the uses for a brick is an example of thinking.

Children are being creative when they are:

An example of "Capital C" creativity is the invention of the light bulb.

According to Paul Torrance, creativity:

, a pioneer in the study of creativity, suggests that creativity is the ability to produce something novel, something with the stamp of uniqueness on it.

With older children, the criteria of creativity involve more of an emphasis on or solutions.

Teachers can help children express their creativity by helping children:

List eight things that can be done for children to help them express natural creative tendencies.

The least important thing to realize about creativity is that only very few people possess it.

Mrs. White was very disappointed when James began to use his Popsicle sticks for a car ramp instead of using them to make the holiday picture frame she had planned. On the basis of information on creativity in your text, Mrs. White:

Counting the number of fish in an aquarium is an example of thinking.

Some characteristics of creative children are that they are:

results in a single answer or solution to a problem.

Creative children:

Creation stories passed on by and groups reflect a creative desire.

Learning the "way things are done" is an example of:

The Concept of Creativity

Promoting Creativity

The Concept of Aesthetics

Promoting Aesthetic Experiences

Children Teachers and Creative Activities

Creative Environments

Play Development and Creativity

Using Technology to Promote Creativity

Art and Physical Mental Growth

Art and Social Emotional Growth

Developmental Levels and Art

Two-Dimensional Activities

Dramatic Play and Puppetry

Creative Movement

Creative Music

Creative Language Experiences

Creative Science

Creative Mathematics

Creative Food Experiences

Creative Social Studies

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