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Chapter 21: Problem 6

Generating unusual but appropriate approaches to a question is known as ____ ____ .

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Divergent thinking

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01

Identify Context of the Sentence

In the context of problem-solving approaches, we look for a term that indicates crafting unusual, but correct, responses to a question.
02

Applying Knowledge

Applying the knowledge from cognitive psychology, we find that the term which best fits the definition given is 'divergent thinking'.

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