Sarah is taking a test. The first question asks her how many uses she can think of for a beach towel. The next question asks how many ways she could think of to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles. The third question asks how many strategies she can think of to recruit new students to her university. Sarah is probably taking a test to measure her ability in which area?
A) Convergent thinking
B) Divergent thinking
C) Insight
D) Intuition

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The test questions are asking Sarah to generate multiple ideas or possibilities, which is a characteristic of divergent thinking. Convergent thinking involves narrowing down possibilities to find the single best solution, while insight and intuition are related to sudden realizations and gut feelings, respectively.

Sarah Is Taking a Test