Which one of the following students is responding to a divergent question?
A)Alice identifies the category name for a group of objects.
B)Dave adds to simple lines as many lines as he wants to make a meaningful figure.
C)Janelle indicates which one of five figures is concealed in a complex figure.
D)Mario gives a word to satisfy a definition and a given first letter.

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Dave's response involves generating multiple possible answers, which is characteristic of divergent thinking. The other options involve producing a single correct answer, which is more characteristic of convergent thinking.

Which One of the Following Students Is Responding to a Divergent