Question : 81.Which of the following assisted by incubation in the creative : 1243913

 

81.Which of the following is assisted by incubation in the creative process? 

A.Escalation of commitment

B.Prospect theory effect

C.Convergent thinking

D.Divergent thinking

E.Decision choice

82.In the creative process, which of the following refers to the experience of suddenly becoming aware of a unique idea? 

A.Incubation

B.Illumination

C.Preparation

D.Verification

E.Convergent thinking

83.The insight stage in the creative process: 

A.provides a tested solution to complex problems.

B.occurs after the verification stage in the process.

C.generateslong-lasting thoughts in the memory.

D.is characterized by convergent thinking.

E.can be quickly lost if not documented.

84.A marketing specialist needed to find a new way of marketing the company’s main product to its potential clients. While watching a movie one evening, the marketing specialist saw a scene that gave her inspiration for a new marketing plan. According to the creative process model, which of the following is the next stage in the creative process after such an inspiration? 

A.Preparation

B.Incubation

C.Verification

D.Insight

E.Morphological analysis

85.You have just received seed money for a new e-commerce business and you want to hire a dozen people with a high level of creative potential. To hire the most creative people, you would select applicants who have: 

A.no experience in this industry, high analytic intelligence, and relatively low need for achievement.

B.high degree of nonconformity, value self-direction, and relatively low need for affiliation.

C.strong mental models regarding their field of knowledge, high synthetic intelligence, and relatively high need for social approval.

D.high need for affiliation, high need for achievement and high need for social approval.

E.low openness to experience, high need for social approval, and relatively low need for affiliation.

86.People tend to be more creative when they: 

A.have a reasonable level of job security.

B.are secluded from others in the organization.

C.are under extreme time-pressure.

D.have relatively low experience.

E.have low openness to experience.

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

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 used mainly to improve the rational choice process.

88.Which of the following involves listing different dimensions of a system and the elements of each dimension and then looking at each combination? 

A.Cross pollination

B.Impromptu storytelling

C.Redefining the problem

D.Morphological analysis

E.Illumination

89.Which of these is also referred to as participative management? 

A.Employee involvement

B.Escalation of commitment

C.Creativity

D.Implicit favorite

E.Divergent thinking

90.Which of the following is the lowest level of employee involvement? 

A.Consult with individuals

B.Receive information from individuals

C.Decide alone

D.Facilitate the team’s decision

E.Consult with the team

91.Which of the following is true at the highest level of employee involvement? 

A.Participation involves asking employees for information.

B.The entire decision making process is handed over to the employees.

C.Specific employees provide information to the management, and management makes the recommendations.

D.Employees tend to disagree with each other regarding the preferred solution.

E.Employees are told about the problem and they provide recommendations to the decision maker.

92.The benefits of employee involvement increase with: 

A.theroutineness and similarity of the problem or opportunity.

B.management’s knowledge of the situation.

C.the standardization and repetitiveness of the problem or opportunity.

D.the number and similarity of employees involved in the decision.

E.the novelty and complexity of the problem or opportunity.

93.Decision structure, risk of conflict, and decision commitment are the: 

A.three conditions required for bounded rationality.

B.factors that support implicit favorites.

C.contingencies of employee involvement.

D.factors that lead to escalation of commitment.

E.constraints of team decision making.

94.A higher level of employee involvement is preferable when: 

A.management and employees possess the same information regarding the problem.

B.the problem relates to a nonprogrammed decision.

C.employee’s goals and norms conflict with the organization’s objectives.

D.employees are likely to disagree with each other regarding the preferred solution.

E.most of the employees in the organization are less experienced.

95.Employees should not make the decision alone (without the manager’s involvement) when: 

A.their goals and norms conflict with the organization’s objectives.

B.they lack commitment to decisions made by the boss alone.

C.they possess more knowledge than the manager.

D.employees are likely to disagree with each other regarding the preferred solution.

E.the problem calls for a nonprogrammed decision.