Question 1

Which of these statements about creativity is FALSE?

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A)   Very few people are creative.
B)   Creative people have above-average intelligence.
C)   Creative people tend to have a high need for achievement.
D)   People tend to be more creative when they possess a good foundation of knowledge and experience on the subject.
E)   Mental models potentially interfere with creativity.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 2

As director of new projects,you have just learned that cash flow problems have forced your organization to cut back product-development activities.This means that two of the eight projects currently being developed must be terminated,along with the employees working on those projects (about 25 per cent of employees in your unit).You have a good knowledge of these projects as well as the performance and seniority of employees who work in your unit.While some projects clearly have a high chance of success,the long-term potential of a couple of them is unknown.Identify the best level of employee involvement in this situation and describe three factors (contingencies)that support this level of involvement.

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Question 3

Whether or not the emotions we experience in a situation represent intuition depends largely on our level of experience in that situation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Prospect theory and closing costs are two reasons why people:

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A)   engage in escalation of commitment.
B)   define problems in terms of preferred solutions.
C)   make non-programmed decisions rather than programmed decisions.
D)   engage in satisficing.
E)   encourage employee involvement.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

What do impromptu storytelling,morphological analysis,and artwork have in common?

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A)   They are forms of cross-pollination.
B)   They increase the risk of bounded rationality.
C)   They are forms of associative play.
D)   They significantly weaken the creative process.
E)   They are mainly used to improve the rational choice process.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Employee involvement is LESS valuable or successful when:

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A)   decisions are programmed.
B)   employees are committed to decisions made by their bosses.
C)   employees have the same information as their bosses.
D)   employee norms conflict with organizational goals.
E)   all of the above conditions exist.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

A learning orientation is:

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A)   an important condition for creativity.
B)   one of four causes of escalation of commitment.
C)   one of the outcomes of the prospect theory effect.
D)   a personal characteristic of someone who has low creative potential.
E)   the label given to people who learn but are not creative in their learning.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

One reason why the rational choice model doesn't fit reality is that it focuses on logical thinking and completely ignores:

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A)   emotions.
B)   alternatives.
C)   evaluation of solutions.
D)   subjective expected utility.
E)   opportunities.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Our mental models of the world can prevent us from recognizing emerging problems in the workplace.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An executive was trying to think of ways to increase sales of ballpoint pens among young people.While walking down a street with lots of neon signs,the executive got the idea that young people would want to buy pens with ink in bright neon colors and with pen containers that glow in the dark.This situation is an example of:

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A)   divergent thinking.
B)   escalation of commitment.
C)   devil's advocacy.
D)   bounded rationality.
E)   programmed decision making.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Incubation is the stage of creativity in which the problem is simmering at the back of your mind while you are doing something else.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Employee involvement tends to have which of the following benefits in decision making?

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A)   Leads to a more accurate definition of the problem.
B)   Improves the number and quality of alternative solutions.
C)   Increases the likelihood of selecting the best alternative.
D)   Strengthens employee commitment to the solution.
E)   All of these statements are correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The best level of employee involvement depends on the number of team members.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Postdecisional justification gives people an excessively optimistic evaluation of their decisions,until they receive very clear and undeniable information to the contrary.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Creativity is related to both the characteristics of creative people and the situation in which they work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The ideas that appear during the insight stage of creativity are quickly forgotten unless documented.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The creative potential of a person tends to increase with his or her:

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A)   ability to synthesize information.
B)   ability to analyze ideas.
C)   ability to apply ideas.
D)   be persistent.
E)   all of these statements are correct.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following occurs during the incubation stage of the creative process?

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A)   Escalation of commitment
B)   Prospect theory effect
C)   Convergent thinking
D)   Divergent thinking
E)   Decision choiceF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

People with an inventive thinking style:

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A)   are generally less creative than people with an analytic thinking style.
B)   have a strong tendency to follow fixed patterns of behavior.
C)   are not bothered by ambiguous information or issues.
D)   prefer spending their time improving existing things rather than creating new things.
E)   are all of the above.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Incubation and verification are:

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A)   stages of the creative process
B)   elements of bounded rationality
C)   elements of the MARS model.
D)   problems with team decision making.
E)   two forms of influence in organizations.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Exam 8: Decision Making and Creativity

People with an inventive thinking style:

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Whether or not the emotions we experience in a situation represent intuition depends largely on our level of experience in that situation.

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A learning orientation is:

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Creativity is related to both the characteristics of creative people and the situation in which they work.

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Incubation is the stage of creativity in which the problem is simmering at the back of your mind while you are doing something else.

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Which of the following occurs during the incubation stage of the creative process?

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Employee involvement tends to have which of the following benefits in decision making?

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The ideas that appear during the insight stage of creativity are quickly forgotten unless documented.

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Employee involvement is LESS valuable or successful when:

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Incubation and verification are:

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Postdecisional justification gives people an excessively optimistic evaluation of their decisions,until they receive very clear and undeniable information to the contrary.

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What do impromptu storytelling,morphological analysis,and artwork have in common?

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Our mental models of the world can prevent us from recognizing emerging problems in the workplace.

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The creative potential of a person tends to increase with his or her:

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The best level of employee involvement depends on the number of team members.

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One reason why the rational choice model doesn't fit reality is that it focuses on logical thinking and completely ignores:

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The ideas that appear during the insight stage of creativity are quickly forgotten unless documented.

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Employee involvement is LESS valuable or successful when:

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Incubation and verification are:

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Postdecisional justification gives people an excessively optimistic evaluation of their decisions,until they receive very clear and undeniable information to the contrary.

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What do impromptu storytelling,morphological analysis,and artwork have in common?

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Our mental models of the world can prevent us from recognizing emerging problems in the workplace.

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