Thinking Skills

Creativity is

• A series of actions which create new ideas, thoughts and physical objects

• Sometimes called divergent thinking because thought patterns and areas of belief are expanded

• To bring into being

• Characterized by being original or new

Which one is the correct definition of 'creative thinking'

• To make the mental choice between options

• Specific thought processes which improve the ability to be creative

• To consider, judge or believe

• A series of actions which create new ideas, thoughts and physical objects.

Creative thinker characteristics

• optimistic

• sees problems as opportunities

• problems are not emotionally acceptable

• give up easily

What are the benefits of creative thinking?

• Provides a variety of answers, solutions, techniques to solve problem

• Produces a new thing, and useful for many people

• Only one way to solve a problem

• Routine thinking

Problem solving is the process by which a situation is analyzed and solutions are formed to solve a .....

• probortunity

• probortunifi

• prebortunity

• problertunity

Decision making is ______________________ and is only concerned in deciding between different existing ideas.

• one process of problem solving

• one process of problem making

• a process of solution making

• a process of creating

A STOP IT approach is designed to

• cure a problem

• take a problem

• make a problem

• create a problem

STOP IT three forms are prevention, elimination, and _____________

• production

• reduction

• deduction

• formulation

A MOP-IT approach focuses on the _____________ of a problem

• makers

• solvers

• effects

• answers

MOP-IT three forms are _______________, tolerate, and redirection

• procurement

• reinforcement

• elimination

• treatment