Comparing the Attributes, Activities, and Performance of Divergent, Convergent, and Combination Thinkers

By Dennis R. Brophy. 2001

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Mechanical Engineering

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Creative style and achievement in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2011, background): “Research suggests that the clarification and development stages of problem solving require convergent thinking, while the ideation or ‘‘brainstorming’’ stage involves divergent thinking (Brophy, 2001).”
The cognitive underpinnings of creative thought: A latent variable analysis exploring the roles of intelligence and working memory in three creative thinking processes (2013, background): “Convergent thinking has been reported as both an antithesis (e.g., Guilford, 1967) as well as a complementary creativity process (e.g., Brophy, 2000).”
Conceptual Combination: Alternative Knowledge Structures, Alternative Heuristics (2005, background): “Thus, creative problem solving allows for multiple solution paths (Brophy, 1998, 2001).”
Investigating the structure of semantic networks in low and high creative persons (2014, background): “Convergent thinking, on the other hand, is considered a deductive process that involves systematically applying rules to arrive at a single, correct solution (Brophy, 2001; Lee and Therriault, 2013).”
A review of creativity within organizations from a psychological perspective (2010, background): “Most effective problem solvers, it seems, apply both thinking styles (Brophy, 2001).”
Predicting Creative Problem-Solving in Math From a Dynamic System Model of Creative Problem Solving Ability (2011, background): “However, CT is also found to be essential for producing effective novelty (Cropley, 2006 ) or complete CPS (Brophy, 1998 ; 2001 ).”
Uninhibited imaginations: Creativity in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2006, background): “Indeed, research suggests that assessments of individual differences in creative styles may be useful to match tasks and workers (Brophy, 2001).”
The Adaptable Mind in Design: Relating Personality, Cognitive Style, and Creative Performance (2005, background): “Extending Guilford’s (1967) insights that creativity incorporates divergent and convergent modes of thinking, Brophey (2001) noted higher levels of creative performance in combination thinkers when compared to those who are primarily divergent or convergent in their thinking.”