Question 1

In everyday life, a person might express creativity in activities such as:

Accepted Answer

Cooking can involve experimenting with new flavors and ingredients, trying different techniques, and creating unique dishes. It allows for creative expression in the kitchen. Shopping, driving, and paying bills typically do not involve creativity.

Question 2

Creativity with a "mini-C" refers to what type of behavior in everyday life?

Accepted Answer

Mini-C creativity involves personal insights and self-discovery, which aligns with gaining self-understanding.

Question 3

Among older adults from non-white racial and ethnic groups, especially those with low levels of education who are in poor health, the process of ________________ seems to explain the fact that their self-ratings of health are relatively high.

Accepted Answer

Social comparison is the process by which people evaluate their own abilities, qualities, and preferences by comparing themselves to others. It has been found that older adults from non-white racial and ethnic groups, especially those with low levels of education who are in poor health, tend to compare themselves to others who are worse off than themselves, leading to a relatively high self-rating of health. This is known as the "healthy immigrant effect."

Question 4

What correction did Dennis make in calculating the relationship between age and productivity?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Because he used ___________ rather than chronological age, Simonton's model provides a better estimate of an individual's chance of being productive in late life.

Accepted Answer

Simonton's model uses "career age" as a measure instead of chronological age to estimate an individual's productivity potential in later life. This approach accounts for the varying stages and milestones in a person's career, which can provide a more accurate prediction of their productivity than simply using their chronological age.

Question 6

The Planck hypothesis proposes that peak scientific productivity occurs during which period of life?

Accepted Answer

The Planck hypothesis suggests that peak scientific productivity often occurs in early adulthood, reflecting a period of high creativity and innovation potential.

Question 7

Research on life satisfaction and personality on German emerging adults suggests that _____________ influences people's levels of well-being throughout across adulthood.

Accepted Answer

Neuroticism is a personality trait that has been consistently linked to lower levels of well-being and life satisfaction across various studies, including those involving German emerging adults.

Question 8

Studies of the neuroscience of creativity examine brain scans while individuals are involved in such cognitive tasks as:

Accepted Answer

Thinking of analogies requires creative thinking and the ability to make connections between seemingly unrelated concepts, making it a task commonly used in studies of the neuroscience of creativity. Completing puzzles, memorizing pictures, and sorting cards may also involve some degree of creativity, but they are not as heavily reliant on it as thinking of analogies.

Question 9

Studies of the neuroscience of creativity use a task in which the individual is asked to think about alternative uses of common objects, also called:

Accepted Answer

The task of thinking about alternative uses of common objects is a cognitive process known as conceptual expansion, which is central to creative thinking. This task is used in neuroscience studies to understand the neural mechanisms of creativity. Therefore, the best choice is B, conceptual expansion.

Question 10

Studies linking personal disposition of openness to experience and activity in the ____________ of the brain suggest that there may be, in part, a biological component to creativity.

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that individuals with high levels of openness to experience tend to have more activity in the frontal lobe of the brain, which is associated with creativity and divergent thinking. This suggests that there may be a biological component to creativity.

Question 11

People high in __________, according to Simonton, should be able to produce creative works well into old age as long as they remain alive.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

A composer who provides an example of the _____________ was Verdi, who continued to write a large number of pieces of music even at the end of his career, increasing his chances of producing a masterpiece in old age.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is the "equal odds rule," which suggests that the likelihood of producing a significant, high-impact work is a stable percentage of the total output, regardless of the total number of works produced. Therefore, by continuing to create a large number of pieces even in old age, Verdi increased his chances of producing a masterpiece, exemplifying this rule.

Question 13

Somewhat surprisingly, the well-known writer ____________ is technically a "one-hit wonder"

Accepted Answer

Margaret Mitchell is the best choice as she is the author of "Gone with the Wind", a novel that became a cultural phenomenon and won the Pulitzer Prize, but was the only book she ever published. Therefore, she technically falls under the category of a "one-hit wonder" author. The other options, such as Emily Dickinson, Jane Austen, and Anna Marie Robertson, had multiple published works and cannot be considered "one-hit wonders" in the literary world.

Question 14

One definition of creative ability emphasizes the idea that it is original, has an impact on others and is:

Accepted Answer

Creative ability is often defined as producing work that is both original and appropriate, meaning it is not only novel but also useful or suitable for the context.

Question 15

Studies of well-being in older adults suggest that those at the low end of the income scale experience:

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that older adults with lower income levels are at a greater risk of experiencing depression. This may be due to financial struggles, limited access to healthcare, and other stressors that can come with living on a lower income. While they may have close relationships with family members, this does not necessarily offset the negative effects of financial strain on overall well-being. Self-esteem and good overall health are not consistently found to be linked to income level in older adults.

Question 16

The ____________________ perspective is supported by research showing that personality traits as they change through time affect levels of well-being.

Accepted Answer

The socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that as people age, they become more selective in their social interactions and focus on relationships that provide emotional support and meaning. This theory is supported by research showing that personality traits as they change through time affect levels of well-being.

Question 17

In a large-scale study of well-being across specific domains of life such as health, income, leisure time, housing, and social relations, overall satisfaction with _____________ showed a steep decline in later adulthood.

Accepted Answer

Overall satisfaction with health tends to show a steep decline in later adulthood, reflecting the natural aging process and associated health challenges.

Question 18

Research on the neuroscience of creativity contradicts the myth that the _____________ of the brain is involved in creative thinking.

Accepted Answer

Research in neuroscience has shown that creativity does not solely involve the right hemisphere of the brain, as was once popularly believed. Instead, creativity involves complex interactions across multiple areas of the brain, including both hemispheres.

Question 19

Research on the life story suggests that using _____________ may help older adults cope, at least initially, with late-life losses and disappointments.

Accepted Answer

Identity assimilation involves maintaining a consistent self-concept in the face of new experiences or information, which can help older adults cope with changes and losses by integrating these experiences without significantly altering their sense of self.

Question 20

The eminent and well-known productive and imaginative individuals are referred to as having the ________ form of creativity.

Accepted Answer

The Big C form of creativity refers to individuals who have made significant and revolutionary contributions to a particular field, such as Picasso in art or Mozart in music. They are considered to be eminent and well-known for their highly creative productions and imaginative ideas.

Quiz 14: Successful Aging and Creativity