Unit 11-Graham Wallas and the Creative Process Reading

What was the goal of Graham Wallas in his last major work, The Art of Thought?

• To uncover the natural thought process of creativity and teach it to others

• To explore the problem of social psychology

• To analyze the influence of social situations on individuals

• To investigate the contributions of German physicist Hermann von Helmholtz

According to Wallas, what are the four stages in the formation of a new thought?

• Investigation, Inspiration, Calculation, Testing

• Exploration, Incubation, Inspiration, Evaluation

• Analysis, Creativity, Validation, Implementation

• Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, Verification

Who described his process for creating new ideas in a 1891 speech, as mentioned by Wallas?

• Spencer Kimball

• Hermann von Helmholtz

• Henri Poincaré

• Thomas Edison

What is the stage during which the problem is 'investigated in all directions', as per Wallas?

• Verification

• Illumination

• Incubation

• Preparation

According to Wallas, what is the stage during which the idea itself is reduced to exact form?

• Illumination

• Preparation

• Verification

• Incubation

What did Henri Poincaré say about the results of inspirations?

• They are the fruit of unconscious work

• They supply ready-made results

• They demand discipline, attention, and consciousness

• They are the consequence of conscious work

When does the incubation stage typically occur according to the Wallas reading?

• During the verification stage

• When working on another project

• During the preparation stage

• While consciously thinking about the problem

What did Thomas Edison say about genius and inspiration?

• Genius is 50% inspiration and 50% perspiration

• Genius is 99% inspiration and 1% perspiration

• Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration

• Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration

What is the stage where the validity of the idea is tested, as per Wallas?

• Verification

• Illumination

• Incubation

• Preparation

According to the Wallas reading, what is the benefit of having two or more simultaneous projects?

• It leads to confusion and lack of focus

• It reduces the quality of work

• It increases stress and pressure

• It allows for incubation time for tough projects