divergent thinking
Britishnoun
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In a recent study, 151 human participants were pitted against ChatGPT-4 in three tests designed to measure divergent thinking, which is considered to be an indicator of creative thought.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
In 2014, a new study showed that walking decreased rational and linear thinking and increased divergent thinking and imaginative mind-wandering.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
This is sometimes called "divergent" thinking to contrast it with the "convergence" of echo chambers.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021
For example, consider the superior performance by open people on tests of creativity called divergent thinking tasks.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2017
In their 1998 book “Breakpoint and Beyond,” George Land and Beth Jarman refer to a study in which 1,500 kindergartners between 3 and 5 years old were given a divergent thinking test.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2011
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