Spending too little time on the divergence phase of creativity, thus limiting the number of ideas to be considered in the convergent phase is referred to as:

A. forced convergence
B. divergence
C. convergence
D. premature convergence


D. premature convergence

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Conservation law foundation (CLF) is the largest regional environmental organization in the United States. A group of experts work on the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region, and to improve the health of its residents

The group finds innovative solutions to the toughest environmental problems, and is known for its toughness to hold polluters accountable, and see complex challenges through to their conclusion. CLF can be categorized as a(n) a) advocacy group. b) trade group. c) labor union. d) professional association.

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When talk radio hosts accuse president Barack Obama of being a Muslim, they are breaking which of these ethical principles??

a. identify values b. look for principles c. ?Clarify loyalties d. veil of ignorance

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________ communication focuses on deepening audience

understanding of a difficult, complex, or confusing phenomenon. a. Explanatory b. Informatory c. Descriptive d. Exploratory e. Persuasive

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Internal reliability is the degree to which:

A. multiple items are consistent in measuring a construct or subconstruct on a questionnaire or survey. B. researchers select the same questionnaire for studying the same research topic. C. participants like the questions asked on a survey. D. all participants gave the same response to a questionnaire item. E. none of the above.

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