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Creative Problem Solving
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 19 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A Statement or Proposition with Supporting Evidence. Critical thinking involves Identify - Evaluating - and Contructing Arguments.
first stage of creative problem solving
scanning
paradigm
argument
2. Random - intuitive - holistic - synthesizing - subjective - looks at wholes
aspects of critical thinking
procedures for applying criteria
divergent thinking
right brain
3. Used in law enforcement - Scanning - Analysis - Response - Assesment
S.A.R.A
reasoning
paradigm
procedures for applying criteria
4. Analyse the environment - recognize the problem - identify the problem - make assumptions - generate alternatives - choose among alternatives - implementation - control
last stage of creative problem solving
procedures for applying criteria
S.A.R.A
stages of creative problem solving process
5. The Identification of a cluster of Similar - related or reoccuring incidents through a Preliminary review of information - and the selection of this Crime/Disorder problem - among competing priorities - for future examination.
scanning
divergent thinking
first stage of creative problem solving
criteria
6. Identifies the problem and what causes it start by drawing a line and shorterlines will shoot from it as you think up the issues - some also call it an 'Issue tree'
scanning
analysis
procedures for applying criteria
fishbone diagram
7. Control - evaluating results
aspects of critical thinking
fishbone diagram
last stage of creative problem solving
paradigm
8. Dispositions - criteria - argument - reasoning - point of view - proceddures for applying criteria
point of view
reasoning
aspects of critical thinking
problem
9. A ______ exists when people recognize they failed to meet an objective or believe they will fail
paradigm
problem
S.A.R.A
left brain
10. Analyzing the environment - monitor internal and external environments constantly - look for signgs of problems or opportunities - gather lots of information
stages of creative problem solving process
procedures for applying criteria
point of view
first stage of creative problem solving
11. Asking questions - making judgements - identifying sssumptions
point of view
divergent thinking
procedures for applying criteria
aspects of critical thinking
12. We locate problem at the 'center' of our focus and then gather peripheral resources to bear down on the problem
reasoning
stages of creative problem solving process
convergent thinking
argument
13. Ability to Infer a Conclusion from one or multiple premises. To do so requires examining logical relationships among statements or data.
paradigm
divergent thinking
reasoning
convergent thinking
14. Conditions that must be met for something to be judged as believeable. Must be applied to think critically.
right brain
criteria
aspects of critical thinking
stages of creative problem solving process
15. Way one VIews the world - which shapes one's construction of meaning. In a Search for Understanding - critical thinkers wiew Phenomena from many points of view.
criteria
point of view
procedures for applying criteria
divergent thinking
16. Generally it is defined as an example - pattern or metal map - a way of thinking - percieving or approaching work in some contex
paradigm
procedures for applying criteria
analysis
stages of creative problem solving process
17. Logical - sequential - rational - analytical - objective - looks at parts
right brain
left brain
problem
argument
18. The use of Several Sources of information to determine why a problem is occurring - who is responsible - who is affected - where the problem is located - when it occurs and what form the problem takes. Analysis requires identifying patterns that expl
analysis
scanning
problem
reasoning
19. Involves self and topic analysis. ask questions to narrow down a broad topic into more specific one.
divergent thinking
left brain
problem
reasoning