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Couch, Richard – 1993
Synectics is an approach to creative thinking that depends on understanding together that which is apparently different. Its main tool is analogy or metaphor. The approach, which is often used by groups, can help students develop creative responses to problem solving, to retain new information, to assist in generating writing, and to explore…
Descriptors: Analogy, Creative Thinking, Metaphors, Problem Solving
Hortin, John A. – 1982
One theoretical model for understanding the visual event suggests that a visual event has both a surface (descriptive) and a deeper (experience) level of understanding. Both levels are needed to comprehend and appreciate images, with each level affecting the other. A person's perspective is an important part of the visual event, which depends upon…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Memory, Models
Roth, Susan King – 1993
Visualization as a factor of intelligence includes the mental manipulation of spatial configurations and has been associated with spatial abilities, creative thinking, and conceptual problem solving. There are numerous reports of scientists and mathematicians using visualization to anticipate transformation of the external world. Artists and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Definitions, Graphic Arts, Illustrations
