divergent thinking
A cognitive process that involves generating multiple, unique solutions to open-ended…A cognitive process that involves generating multiple, unique solutions to open-ended problems or questions.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A cognitive process that involves generating multiple, unique solutions to open-ended problems or questions.
More definitions
- thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
Origin
Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity:out-of-the-box thinking
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedlateral thinking
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable