Belinda sits down to take a psychology test and finds that it is an essay test requiring creative writing to construct hypothetical situations. What type of thinking will be most important to her to do well on the test?
A) functional thinking
B) divergent thinking
C) convergent thinking
D) circular thinking

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Belinda will need to use divergent thinking in order to come up with multiple creative solutions to the hypothetical situations presented in the essay test. This type of thinking involves generating multiple possibilities and exploring different perspectives. Functional thinking (A) is focused on practical problem-solving, convergent thinking (C) is focused on finding the single best solution, and circular thinking (D) is a less well-defined concept that doesn't apply to this scenario.

Belinda Sits Down to Take a Psychology Test and Finds