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Question 1
B
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
5%
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Question 2
A
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Question 3
D
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
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49% (00:30) correct 51%
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Question 4
D
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68% (00:47) correct 32%
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In the hopes of helping employees arrive at brilliant, innovative ideas, many companies have embraced the technique of brainstorming. “Say anything!” is the mantra in these meetings, in which everyone from the CEO to the intern gathers to blurt out ideas for the next innovation. Surely, the thinking goes, if we throw enough spaghetti at the wall, something will stick?
Well, no, as it turns out. Research shows that such measures may not work—regularly, or at all. Instead, scientists are increasingly convinced that what does work is a clear understanding of how thoughts link up. Knowing that A leads to B leads to C may seem rather simple, sure, but it’s a better reflection of how our brains work than the brainstorming model. Creativity is a series of small steps: one thought leads to another, linked thought. Little by little, this inching forward might eventually lead to an innovative idea.
Thus, instead of starting a meeting by asking everyone to throw out any idea that comes to mind, it’s probably more beneficial to give people a starting point. Where’s the next logical step from there? Or, work backwards: if this is where you want to end up, what would be the step before, and the step before that? The process may be less exciting, but there will be less spaghetti on the floor when you’re done!
Well, no, as it turns out. Research shows that such measures may not work—regularly, or at all. Instead, scientists are increasingly convinced that what does work is a clear understanding of how thoughts link up. Knowing that A leads to B leads to C may seem rather simple, sure, but it’s a better reflection of how our brains work than the brainstorming model. Creativity is a series of small steps: one thought leads to another, linked thought. Little by little, this inching forward might eventually lead to an innovative idea.
Thus, instead of starting a meeting by asking everyone to throw out any idea that comes to mind, it’s probably more beneficial to give people a starting point. Where’s the next logical step from there? Or, work backwards: if this is where you want to end up, what would be the step before, and the step before that? The process may be less exciting, but there will be less spaghetti on the floor when you’re done!
1. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. Brainstorming doesn’t work.
B. Understanding how thoughts link up can lead to better ways of developing new ideas.
C. Innovative ideas take time.
D. Only shoddy managers would ask their staff to brainstorm.
E. More research is needed to understand how thinking works.
A. Brainstorming doesn’t work.
B. Understanding how thoughts link up can lead to better ways of developing new ideas.
C. Innovative ideas take time.
D. Only shoddy managers would ask their staff to brainstorm.
E. More research is needed to understand how thinking works.
2. The relationship between linked thoughts and innovation is most similar to which of the following?
A. The relationship between research and a doctoral thesis
B. The relationship between a driver and a car
C. The relationship between bread and a bakery
D. The relationship between a wild turkey and a domesticated chicken
E. The relationship between scientific research and scientific experimentation
A. The relationship between research and a doctoral thesis
B. The relationship between a driver and a car
C. The relationship between bread and a bakery
D. The relationship between a wild turkey and a domesticated chicken
E. The relationship between scientific research and scientific experimentation
3. The author’s attitude toward brainstorming can best be described as which of the following?
A. Utterly dismissive
B. Supportive
C. Abusive
D. Skeptical
E. Uninterested
A. Utterly dismissive
B. Supportive
C. Abusive
D. Skeptical
E. Uninterested
4. The comparison of brainstorming to throwing spaghetti at a wall is meant to emphasize which of the following?
A. The messiness of brainstorming
B. That pasta must be cooked correctly to taste good
C. That disorder sometimes yields results
D. That brainstorming can involve a lot of failure to yield success that sticks
E. That, as with cooking, brainstorming improves the more one does it
A. The messiness of brainstorming
B. That pasta must be cooked correctly to taste good
C. That disorder sometimes yields results
D. That brainstorming can involve a lot of failure to yield success that sticks
E. That, as with cooking, brainstorming improves the more one does it
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20 Jun 2023, 04:46
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Creativity small steps [linked thoughts] -> lead to innovative idea. We can try to find similar relationship:
A. Research -> Thesis [Correct]
B. Driver -> Car [nope]
C. bread -> Bakery [nope]
D. Turkey -> Chicken [nope]
E. Research -> Experiments [nope, if this was other way around that is experiments lead to research then it might work]
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