Tag: thinking outside the box


ALTERNATE-USES TEST

The Alternate-Uses Test: Measuring Divergent Thinking Introduction and Core Definition The Alternate-Uses Test, often abbreviated as the AUT, is a foundational psychometric instrument designed to assess an individual’s capacity for Divergent thinking. At its core, the test challenges participants to move beyond the conventional, requiring them to generate as many novel and diverse uses as […]

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FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS

Functional Fixedness The Core Definition of Functional Fixedness Functional fixedness is a pervasive cognitive bias that severely limits an individual’s ability to utilize an object in a novel way, based solely on its conventional or habitual function. It represents a mental block against using an object for anything other than the purpose for which it […]

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