In the movie Apollo 13, astronauts aboard a damaged spacecraft have to build a carbon dioxide filter out of random items that are aboard the ship with them. If they do not, they will all die rapidly of carbon dioxide poisoning. The fact that they are able to do so with the help of experts on Earth is similar to the _________________ approach developed by Ronald Finke.
A) convergent thinking
B) creative cognition
C) divergent thinking
D) the means-end analysis

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Divergent thinking is the process of coming up with multiple solutions to a problem, and is similar to the approach that the astronauts take in the movie by using creativity to come up with a makeshift carbon dioxide filter. Convergent thinking is the opposite, where one tries to find the single "correct" solution to a problem. Creative cognition is a broader term that encompasses both divergent and convergent thinking. The means-end analysis is a problem-solving strategy that involves breaking down a larger problem into smaller sub-problems.

In the Movie Apollo 13, Astronauts Aboard a Damaged Spacecraft