COGNITION
THINKING CONCEPTS AND CREATIVITY
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The act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality
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The process of bringing something new into being
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Requires passion and commitment.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Creativity is a cognitive ability to produce something original by offering a fresh perspective. It is related to divergent thinking which refers to a way of solving problems by more than one approach.
Detailed explanation-2: -Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. (page 396)
Detailed explanation-3: -A common misconception is that creativity cannot be cultivated, and that instead some lucky people have an innate sense of creativity. But this assumption is wrong. According to classical psychology research, there are three main types of creativity: exploratory, transformational, and combinational creativity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements is true of creativity? A creative person does things never done before. Creativity involves the translation of unique gifts, talents and vision into some form of external reality that is new and useful is new and useful.