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Practice Test

Practice Test

This activity contains 13 questions.

	Creativity means working within the existing system and ways of thinking about things to bring about change.    True  False

	Self confidence is a barrier to creativity    True  False

	To solve problems creatively requires conscious paradigmatic thinking    True  False

	Maintaining an open, sharing, supportive communication climate is important to creative group problem solving.    True  False

	A supportive group climate requires description, spontaneity, empathy, and provisionalism among other characteristics.    True  False

	What is creativity?   an open-minded, critical analysis of problems and issues closing our perspectives and focusing on the problem at hand 99% inspiration and 1% perspiration going beyond current boundaries, social norms, and beliefs to the new, the different, and the helpful

	What are some of the barriers to creativity?   lack of self-confidence, fear of taking risks, need to conform open mindedness, intelligence, and a sense of humor being young, different, lazy, and bored arrogance, not listening to conventional wisdom, lack of education or training

	What are some techniques for encouraging creativity?   idea needlers, manipulative verbs, analogy, association, and metaphors persistence to approaching a problem, focusing on the details, and analyzing the specifics reading, doing research, focusing attention, and critically evaluating opportunities for practical outcomes sleeping, listening to music, meditating, and jogging

	What are the characteristics of a creative group climate?   calm, quiet, meditative group atmosphere with little or no talking casual attire, informal gossip and conversation, relaxed meeting times, and a leaderless group structure openness, trust, and sharing of information and responsibility critical, evaluative, manipulative, and judgmental

	What are Gibb's characteristics of supportive communication   focus on description, problem orientation, spontaneity, empathy, equality, provisionalism acceptance, respect, gentleness, forgiveness, warmth focus on evaluation, control, strategy, neutrality, superiority, certainty focus on creativity, enjoyment, personal development, presentation of self, interpretation of other, and enlightenment

	What is creativity and how is it useful to the small group problem-solving process?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Describe some of the techniques for developing creativity and discuss their uses in the small group communication context.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	How can a group create a positive small group climate in which members can interact creatively?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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