Briefly define the nature of creativity and discuss its association with personality, intelligence, and mental illness

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Creativity involves the generation of original, novel, and useful ideas. Creativity is only weakly related to intelligence, but some personality traits related to the traits of independence and nonconformity are associated with creativity. Recent evidence also suggests that there may be a correlation between major creative achievement and vulnerability to mood disorders.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Placing a help-wanted sign on a pizza box or a placemat is an example of:

a. electronic media advertising b. internal recruitment c. point-of-purchase recruitment d. using social media

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Using Carl Sagan’s analogy, suppose the Big Bang occurred on January 1st, the solar system formed on September 9th, and the earth formed on September 14th. On what date did life begin as one celled organisms?

a. September 16th c. October 9th b. September 25th d. December 16th

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An aneurysm can be the cause of

A. an open head injury. B. thrombosis. C. a concussion. D. a cerebral hemorrhage.

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