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jazziefee

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Your boss states, Morale here is like the loser's locker room after a big game. He has used which technique to improve creative problem solving?
 
  A) Make the strange familiar
  B) Reverse the definition
  C) Elaborate on the definition
  D) Direct analogy

Question 2

The following statements relate to the rules governing brainstorming: (1) No evaluations of alternatives are generated, (2) Wildest possible ideas are encouraged,
 
  (3) Quality takes precedence over quantity, and (4) Do not build on the ideas of others. Which statements are correct?
  A) All the statements are correct.
  B) Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
  C) Only statements 2 and 3 are correct.
  D) Only statement 3 is correct.
  E) Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.


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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct. The boss is taking a unique situation (the low work morale) and comparing it to something the group is familiar with (losing a big game). This is called make the strange familiar. This can often help uncover new insights into the problem and reveal possible solutions.
B) Incorrect. Reversing the definition involves turning the problem upside down, inside out, and backwards in order to change the way you think of the problem. Here, the boss is taking a unique situation (the low work morale) and comparing it to something the group is familiar with (losing a big game). This is called make the strange familiar.
C) Incorrect. Elaborate on the definition is an approach in which you think of the problem as plural, rather than singular, and generate at least two additional problem definitions. Here, the boss is taking a unique situation (the low work morale) and comparing it to something the group is familiar with (losing a big game). This is called make the strange familiar.
D) Incorrect. Direct analogies are those in which the individual tries to apply facts, technology, and common experience to the problem. Here, the boss is taking a unique situation (the low work morale) and comparing it to something the group is familiar with (losing a big game). This is called make the strange familiar.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is incorrect. Quantity takes precedence over quality of ideas. Emphasizing quality facilitates judgment and evaluation and results in fewer good ideas. Statement 4 is incorrect. Brainstorming participants should build on the ideas of others, because poor ideas that are added to or altered often become good ideas.
B) Incorrect. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is incorrect. Quantity takes precedence over quality of ideas. Emphasizing quality facilitates judgment and evaluation and results in fewer good ideas. Statement 4 is incorrect. Brainstorming participants should build on the ideas of others, because poor ideas that are added to or altered often become good ideas.
C) Incorrect. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is incorrect. Quantity takes precedence over quality of ideas. Emphasizing quality facilitates judgment and evaluation and results in fewer good ideas. Statement 4 is incorrect. Brainstorming participants should build on the ideas of others, because poor ideas that are added to or altered often become good ideas.
D) Incorrect. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is incorrect. Quantity takes precedence over quality of ideas. Emphasizing quality facilitates judgment and evaluation and results in fewer good ideas. Statement 4 is incorrect. Brainstorming participants should build on the ideas of others, because poor ideas that are added to or altered often become good ideas.
E) Correct.



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