1.Is there a need of continuous innovations for the sustainability and profitability of organizations?
(a) Yes
(b) No
2.Does an increase in critical thinking enhance one's ability to understand complex phenomena, make important decisions, solve complex problems and resolve difficult issues?
(a) Yes
(b) No
3.Which of the following is not a component of creativity?
(a) Novelty
(b) Negotiation
(c) Originality
(d) Usefulness
4.Creativity in technological inventions is
(a) collective
(b) collaborative
(c) group based
(d) individualistic
5.Which part of the human brain is most activated during creative thinking?
(a) Occipital lobe
(b) Frontal lobe
(c) Temporal lobe
(d) Parietal lobe
6.When survival instinct is triggered, ................. is the dominant attitude we see.
(a) negativity
(b) foreclosure
(c) optimization
(d) fleeing
7.Western traditions tend to associate creativity with ....................
(a) Individualism
(b) Collectivity
(c) Communities
(d) Renaissance
8.According to Guilford, creativity comes from ....................
(a) Convergent thinking
(b) Divergent thinking
(c) Conflicting thinking
(d) Deviating thinking
In which technique of idea generation no one is allowed to judge or question any idea until the idea generation process is completed.
(a) Slipcard writing
(b) Nominal group
(c) Brainstorming
(d) Face-to-face interacting group
What you should not rely on when making a judgement?
(a) Intuition
(b) Common sense
(c) Gossip
(d) Past-experience
Consider the following statements.
A. Yellow hat thinking allows us to deal with negativity
B. Blue hat thinking induces out-of-the-box thinking
(a) Both A and B are correct
(b) Both A and B are incorrect
(c) Only A is correct
(d) Only B is correct
Which of the following components of creativity are correct?
A. Novelty
B. Originality
C. Usefulness
D. Negotiation
(a) Only A is correct
(b) Only A and B are correct
(c) Only A, B and C are correct
(d) All A, B, C and D are correct
Which of the following false assumptions about creativity are true?
A. Some people are creative while others are not
B. Creativity is something people have or don't have
C. Creativity is disruptive and counter-productive
D. Creativity is only relevant in certain departments (e.g., design, publicity, marketing)
(a) Only A is correct
(b) Only B is correct
(c) Only C and D are correct
(d) All A, B, C and D are correct
What are the dispositions according to Beyer (1995) are possessed by Critical thinkers?
A. Open-mindedness
B. Fair-mindedness
C. Reasoning
D. Internal locus of control
(a) Only A and B are correct
(b) Only B, C and D are correct
(c) Only A. B and C are correct
(d) All A, B, C and D are correct