Creativity is often associated with divergent thinking—thinking คิดแบบอเนก(คิดกระจายคิดได้หลายทาง) ตรงข้ามกับ convergent thinking that is openended and for which there are a large number of potential “solutions” and no “correct” answer (although some proposals might work better than others; see Guilford, 1956; Ward et al., 1997). Divergent thinking can be contrasted with convergent thinking, which is thinking that works toward fi nding a solution to a specifc problem that usually has a correct answer.