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Q: The term successiveprocessorapplies to holistic learning. a. Trueb. False

Q: A right-brained learning style is also termed holistic. a. Trueb. False

Q: A right-brained learning style is also termed sequential. a. Trueb. False

Q: A right-brained learning style is also termed analytic. a. Trueb. False

Q: Differentiated instruction is a new phenomenon in early childhood education. a. Trueb. False

Q: A characteristic of differentiated instruction is grading by an individual's results on standardized tests. a. True b. False

Q: Adults who work with young children are in an especially crucial position to foster each child's creativity. a. True b. False

Q: Positive acceptance is best achieved by a system of rewards and open demonstration of affection. a. Trueb. False

Q: To encourage creativity with older children, one must use tangible rewards. a. Trueb. False

Q: Reinforcement is best handled through a system of visual rewards for work well done. a. Trueb. False

Q: Teachers need not be concerned about motivating children to be creative, as children are naturally creative. a. Trueb. False

Q: Divergent thinking questions encourage creativity. a. Trueb. False

Q: Encouraging older children's creativity is the same as for young children.a. Trueb. False

Q: Modifying the curriculum involves choosing the correct textbook for instruction. a. Trueb. False

Q: Experience has little effect on brain growth.a. Trueb. False

Q: The right hemisphere of the brain contains the ability to recognize and process nonverbal sounds. a. Trueb. False

Q: An example of a knowledge base is familiarity with an item and its uses. a. Trueb. False

Q: Paul Torrance asserts that "creativity evolves from a knowledge base without knowledge, there is no creation." a. True b. False

Q: Creativity is not necessary during reading time, circle time, and lunch time. a. Trueb. False

Q: Children need knowledge and skills to be creative. a. Trueb. False

Q: List eight things that can be done for children to help them express natural creative tendencies.

Q: Creation stories passed on by _____________________and _____________________groups reflect a creative desire.

Q: __________a pioneer in the study of creativity, suggests that creativity is the ability to produce something novel, something with the stamp of uniqueness on it.

Q: With older children, the criteria of creativity involve more of an emphasis on _____________________or solutions.

Q: Thinking of all the uses for a brick is an example of _____________________thinking.

Q: Counting the number of fish in an aquarium is an example of _____________________ thinking.

Q: _____________________results in a single answer or solution to a problem.

Q: _____________________usually results in multiple answers or solutions to a question or problem.

Q: Creativity has been present throughout history beginning with:a. nuclear power.b. prehistoric cave paintings. c. the steamboat.d. the wheel.

Q: Imagination is to creativity as:a. candy is to a diet.b. the motor is to an automobile. c. a comb to a bald man.d. coal is to an air conditioner.

Q: The first part of the creative process is:a. testing.b. evaluating.c. using learned skills. d. discovery.

Q: According to Mayesky, one way to improve a school's creativity is: a. to help children realize that some problems have no easy answers. b. to reward children for being creative.c. to help children develop perseverance. d. all of the above.

Q: According to Torrance, one way to enhance your creativity is to:a. read your favorite books. b. spend time with friends.c. go another way to school. d. increase acceptance.

Q: According to Paul Torrance, creativity:a. does not always display itself through desirable behaviors. b. involves teachers' and students' attitudes.c. involves habits and environment. d. involves habitats.

Q: The most important thing to realize about creativity is that:a. it involves both convergent and divergent thinking.b. everyone possesses a certain amount of it.c. it involves many kinds of thought processes.d. it involves both convergent and divergent thinking, everyone possesses a certain amount of it, and it involves many kinds of thought processes.

Q: Creative children:a. possess many unlikable traits. b. possess many likable traits.c. can be frustrating to work with.d. can be frustrating yet a joy to work with.

Q: Creativity can be encouraged by helping children:a. feel joy in their creative productions. b. develop perseverance.c. learn to judge others' artworks.d. feel joy in their creative productions and develop perseverance.

Q: An example of creativity is:a. making a puppet out of a new kind of paper.b. using paper for the first time to make bumps on a collage. c. using red for a tree.d. using pencils and crayons in her drawing.

Q: Creativity with older children involves: a. the generation of ideas and products. b. the creation of ideas and products.c. the creation of original products and original solutions d. the creation of original ideas and products

Q: Learning the "way things are done" is an example of:a. convergent thinking and an important part of creativity. b. divergent thinking and an important part of creativity.c. a part of creativity involving discovery.d. a part of creativity involving process and discovery.

Q: Frequent evaluation: a. smothers creativity. b. keeps a child on task. c. helps improve performance. d. smothers creativity, keeps a child on task, and helps improve performance.

Q: Children are being creative when they are:a. redefining situations, demonstrating stubbornness, and solving problems. b. solving problems, being adventurous, and giving the correct answer.c. solving problems, redefining situations, and demonstrating flexibility. d. demonstrating flexibility, being rational, and solving problems.

Q: Mrs. White was very disappointed when James began to use his Popsicle sticks for a car ramp instead of using them to make the holiday picture frame she had planned. On the basis of information on creativity in your text, Mrs. White:a. should not plan activities using dangerous objects such as Popsicle sticks.b. has more concern for process than for product.c. need not be concerned as long as James is happy and busy.d. has more concern for product than for process and convergent thinking.

Q: Teachers benefit from encouraging creativity in such ways as:a. being able to use a more standardized curriculum.b. learning to recognize children for their unique skills. c. being able to plan fewer lessons.d. being able to turn the curriculum over to the children.

Q: Some characteristics of a creative child are:a. determination, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks. b. needs companionship for enrichment.c. enjoys participation in general.d. stubbornness, fear, and neatness.

Q: Teachers can help children express their creativity by helping children:a. appreciate themselves for being able to follow rules. b. learn to judge and accept their own feelings.c. recognize that there is usually one best answer to a problem.d. both appreciate themselves for being able to follow rules and learn to judge and accept their own feelings.

Q: A creative behavior is an act that is: a. performed only once by an individual. b. valued only by the doer and not by others. c. original for the individual on a one-time basis. d. original for the individual and valued by that person or others.

Q: Some characteristics of creative children are that they are:a. easily discouraged and self-deprecatory. b. easily pleased.c. discontented.d. stubborn, discontented, and self-satisfied.

Q: Children enjoy creativity and benefit from it in many ways, including:a. developing their potential to think. b. developing new skills.c. learning to seek the right answer to a problem.d. developing their potential to think and developing new skills.

Q: Creativity with older children involves more of an emphasis on the criteria of original thinking.

Q: An example of "Capital C" creativity is the invention of the light bulb. a. True b. False

Q: Research on creativity has shown that the best motivations for creativity are structure and organization. a. Trueb. False

Q: Creativity involves the two processes of discovering and producing. a. Trueb. False

Q: Convergent thinking usually results in many answers or solutions to a question or problem. a. Trueb. False

Q: One definition of creativity is the process of bringing something new into being. a. Trueb. False

Q: The least important thing to realize about creativity is that only very few people possess it. a. Trueb. False