alleryWithin divergent thinking, what does flexibility refer to?
AProducing one very rare and uncommon idea unexpectedly
BSheer quantity of ideas produced for a single task
CDetailing the implications of one specific new idea
DVariety in thinking, like different uses of the same object
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Variety in thinking, like different uses of the same object
1. Flexibility indicates variety in thinking, according to the chapter.
2. It includes thinking of different uses of an object or different interpretations of a picture.
3. The paper-cup example shows flexibility: using it as a container or to draw a circle.
4. Distractor 2 describes fluency, distractor 4 originality.
5. Hence flexibility refers to variety in thinking.
_Source: syllabus Psychology Ch 7 "Thinking", p. 117, Nature of Creative Thinking_
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