Questões de Concurso Sobre inglês
Foram encontradas 25.776 questões
Ano: 2020
Banca:
Unoesc
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG
Prova:
Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724245
Inglês
Texto associado
THE SCIENCE OF PERSUASION
Persuasion is key to business and to much more besides. In many walks of life and in many situations, persuading people to do what you want them to do is the key to success. Is persuasion a science with rules that can be taught and learnt, or is it simply a matter of instinct and personal experience? Researchers have looked into different aspects of persuasion and come up with some interesting results.
One advertising copywriter, for example, came up with an approach to selling a product on a TV shopping channel via phones sales that differed from the norm for such advertising. Instead of being instructed: ‘Operators are waiting, please call now’, viewers were told ‘If operators are busy, please call again’. This might appear to have been a risky tactic, putting potential buyers off by suggesting that they would have to waste their time calling repeatedly until they finally got through to someone to take their order. But the results were extraordinary and an unprecedented number of sales resulted. The advert suggested that instead of there being lots of operators sitting there and hoping people would call, there were so many people who wanted the product that people might have to wait until they could get it. This showed just how desirable the product was. Potential customers decided that, if so many other people wanted it, they definitely wanted it too.
What role does choice have in persuading
people to buy or get something? One study looked
at the choices employees made when offered
different retirement programmes. This showed that
the more choices people were given, the less likely
they were to choose anything at all. Another study
in a supermarket revealed a similar effect of choice.
A particular supermarket displayed either 6 or 24
different kinds of jam. When there were 24 jams to
choose from, 3% of customers went to the display
and bought one of the jams. When there were 6
jams on display, 30% of customers did so. […]
No primeiro parágrafo o autor levanta a
questão se...
Ano: 2020
Banca:
Unoesc
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG
Prova:
Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724244
Inglês
Texto associado
English Language Day
What is English Language Day?
English Language Day was first celebrated in 2010,
alongside Arabic Language Day, Chinese
Language Day, French Language Day, Russian
Language Day and Spanish Language Day. These
are the six official languages of the United Nations,
and each has a special day, designed to raise
awareness of the history, culture and
achievements of these languages.
Why is English Language Day celebrated on 23
April?
This day was chosen because it is thought to be
Shakespeare’s birthday, and the anniversary of his
death. As well as being the English language’s
most famous playwright, Shakespeare also had a
huge impact on modern-day English. At the time he
was writing, in the 16th and 17th centuries, the
English language was going through a lot of
changes and Shakespeare’s creativity with
language meant he contributed hundreds of new
words and phrases that are still used today. For
example, the words ‘gossip’, ‘fashionable’ and
‘lonely’ were all first used by Shakespeare. He also
invented phrases like ‘break the ice’, ‘all our
yesterdays’, ‘fainthearted’ and ‘love is blind’.
The story of the English language began in the fifth
century when Germanic tribes invaded Celticspeaking Britain and brought their languages with
them. Later, Scandinavian Vikings invaded and
settled with their languages too. In 1066 William I,
from modern-day France, became king, and
Norman-French became the language of the courts
and official activity. People couldn’t understand
each other at first, because the lower classes
continued to use English while the upper classes
spoke French, but gradually French began to
influence English. An estimated 45 per cent of all
English words have a French origin. By
Shakespeare’s time, Modern English had
developed, printing had been invented and people
had to start to agree on ‘correct’ spelling and
vocabulary. […]
A seguinte frase, retirada do artigo, está na voz
ativa e dá ênfase ao sujeito da frase.
“He (Shakespeare) also invented phrases like ‘break the ice’, ‘all our yesterdays’, ‘fainthearted’ and ‘love is blind’.”
Assinale a alternativa que indica a voz passiva da frase acima.
“He (Shakespeare) also invented phrases like ‘break the ice’, ‘all our yesterdays’, ‘fainthearted’ and ‘love is blind’.”
Assinale a alternativa que indica a voz passiva da frase acima.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
Unoesc
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG
Prova:
Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724243
Inglês
Texto associado
English Language Day
What is English Language Day?
English Language Day was first celebrated in 2010,
alongside Arabic Language Day, Chinese
Language Day, French Language Day, Russian
Language Day and Spanish Language Day. These
are the six official languages of the United Nations,
and each has a special day, designed to raise
awareness of the history, culture and
achievements of these languages.
Why is English Language Day celebrated on 23
April?
This day was chosen because it is thought to be
Shakespeare’s birthday, and the anniversary of his
death. As well as being the English language’s
most famous playwright, Shakespeare also had a
huge impact on modern-day English. At the time he
was writing, in the 16th and 17th centuries, the
English language was going through a lot of
changes and Shakespeare’s creativity with
language meant he contributed hundreds of new
words and phrases that are still used today. For
example, the words ‘gossip’, ‘fashionable’ and
‘lonely’ were all first used by Shakespeare. He also
invented phrases like ‘break the ice’, ‘all our
yesterdays’, ‘fainthearted’ and ‘love is blind’.
The story of the English language began in the fifth
century when Germanic tribes invaded Celticspeaking Britain and brought their languages with
them. Later, Scandinavian Vikings invaded and
settled with their languages too. In 1066 William I,
from modern-day France, became king, and
Norman-French became the language of the courts
and official activity. People couldn’t understand
each other at first, because the lower classes
continued to use English while the upper classes
spoke French, but gradually French began to
influence English. An estimated 45 per cent of all
English words have a French origin. By
Shakespeare’s time, Modern English had
developed, printing had been invented and people
had to start to agree on ‘correct’ spelling and
vocabulary. […]
De acordo com o contexto apresentado pelo
artigo, as seguintes palavras têm quais
traduções?
I. Awarness -> consciência Achievements -> conquistas Developed -> desenvolveu Changes -> mudanças
II. Settled -> consciência Achievements -> conquistas Developed -> desenvolveu Changes -> mudanças
III. Creativity -> criatividade Achievements -> conquistas Gossip -> desenvolveu Changes -> mudanças
IV. Awarness -> consciência Achievements -> conquistas Developed -> desenvolveu Chosen -> escolhido
Assinale a alternativa que contém apenas traduções corretas.
I. Awarness -> consciência Achievements -> conquistas Developed -> desenvolveu Changes -> mudanças
II. Settled -> consciência Achievements -> conquistas Developed -> desenvolveu Changes -> mudanças
III. Creativity -> criatividade Achievements -> conquistas Gossip -> desenvolveu Changes -> mudanças
IV. Awarness -> consciência Achievements -> conquistas Developed -> desenvolveu Chosen -> escolhido
Assinale a alternativa que contém apenas traduções corretas.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
Unoesc
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG
Prova:
Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724242
Inglês
Texto associado
English Language Day
What is English Language Day?
English Language Day was first celebrated in 2010,
alongside Arabic Language Day, Chinese
Language Day, French Language Day, Russian
Language Day and Spanish Language Day. These
are the six official languages of the United Nations,
and each has a special day, designed to raise
awareness of the history, culture and
achievements of these languages.
Why is English Language Day celebrated on 23
April?
This day was chosen because it is thought to be
Shakespeare’s birthday, and the anniversary of his
death. As well as being the English language’s
most famous playwright, Shakespeare also had a
huge impact on modern-day English. At the time he
was writing, in the 16th and 17th centuries, the
English language was going through a lot of
changes and Shakespeare’s creativity with
language meant he contributed hundreds of new
words and phrases that are still used today. For
example, the words ‘gossip’, ‘fashionable’ and
‘lonely’ were all first used by Shakespeare. He also
invented phrases like ‘break the ice’, ‘all our
yesterdays’, ‘fainthearted’ and ‘love is blind’.
The story of the English language began in the fifth
century when Germanic tribes invaded Celticspeaking Britain and brought their languages with
them. Later, Scandinavian Vikings invaded and
settled with their languages too. In 1066 William I,
from modern-day France, became king, and
Norman-French became the language of the courts
and official activity. People couldn’t understand
each other at first, because the lower classes
continued to use English while the upper classes
spoke French, but gradually French began to
influence English. An estimated 45 per cent of all
English words have a French origin. By
Shakespeare’s time, Modern English had
developed, printing had been invented and people
had to start to agree on ‘correct’ spelling and
vocabulary. […]
De acordo com o artigo, analise as assertivas a seguir:
I. A Língua Portuguesa é uma das línguas oficiais da ONU.
II. Acredita-se que Shakespeare nasceu e morreu na mesma data.
III. Shakespeare cunhou os termos “quebrar o gelo” e “o amor é cego”.
IV. No século XI, francês era a língua oficial no Reino Unido.
É correto apenas o que se afirma em:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721779
Inglês
“Absurdities and enormities are great in
proportion to custom or insuetude [being
unaccustomed].”
Adapted from: Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, by Walter Savage Landor, 1824.
Choose the accurate meaning of the word ENORMITY:
Adapted from: Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, by Walter Savage Landor, 1824.
Choose the accurate meaning of the word ENORMITY:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721778
Inglês
Complete the sentence bellow with the correct adverb:
“Martha was angry, she looked at Paul ---------”.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721777
Inglês
Complete correctly: “We have been looking
forward to a marvellous mountain stroll with a
sunny day, but we were disappointed in
_________ cases.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721776
Inglês
Utilize the Passive Voice: The song “Crazy
Little Thing Called Love” To Compose) by Freddie
Mercury in 1979.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721775
Inglês
Considering the following sentence, select the
correct alternative to fulfill out the lines:
“The apartment __________ (To Belong) to Mary for 5 years before she _________ (To Sell) it.”
“The apartment __________ (To Belong) to Mary for 5 years before she _________ (To Sell) it.”
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721774
Inglês
Choose the alternative with the suitable linking word:
____________ the bad weather we had to postpone our travel plans to the beach.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721773
Inglês
In view of the sentence: “We regret that we
visited that city”, choose the most appropriate
alternative that express regret about the past:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721772
Inglês
Considering the following sentence, choose the
phrasal verb that has the equivalent meaning to
what is indicated between parentheses:
The students have been ____________ (To Laze) all the time in class and now complain about their grades.
The students have been ____________ (To Laze) all the time in class and now complain about their grades.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721771
Inglês
Select the correct two forms of the verb 'To
Forsake’ according to the order: Past simple -
Past Participle.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721770
Inglês
Texto associado
Read carefully the following fragment, then answer the question
Ebony and ivory
Ebony and ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we?
We all know that people are the same where ever you go
There is good and bad in everyone
And we learn to live, we learn to give each other
What we need to survive together alive
[...]
Ebony and ivory - song by Paul McCartney, 1982.
The excerpt: “There is good and bad in
everyone” has its meaning correctly represented
in the alternative:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721769
Inglês
Texto associado
Read carefully the following fragment, then answer the question
Ebony and ivory
Ebony and ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we?
We all know that people are the same where ever you go
There is good and bad in everyone
And we learn to live, we learn to give each other
What we need to survive together alive
[...]
Ebony and ivory - song by Paul McCartney, 1982.
What analogy can be made considering the
message of the song? Choose the CORRECT
alternative:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721768
Inglês
Texto associado
Answer the question according to the text
bellow
THE CREATIVE BRAIN IS WIRED
DIFFERENTLY
Scientists studying brain scans of people who were
asked to come up with inventive uses for everyday
objects found a specific pattern of connectivity that
correlated with the most creative responses.
Researchers were then able to use that pattern to
predict how creative other people's responses would
be based on their connections in this network. The
study is described in a January 15 (2018) paper
published in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences.
"What this shows is that the creative brain is wired
differently," said Roger Beaty, a Post-Doctoral
Fellow in Psychology and the first author of the
study. "People who are more creative can
simultaneously engage brain networks that don't
typically work together. We also used predictive
modeling to show we could predict, with some
degree of accuracy, how creative people's ideas
were (based on brain scans) that had already been
published." Beaty and colleagues reanalyzed brain
data from previous studies and found that, by simply
measuring the strength of connections in these
peoples' brain networks, they could estimate how
original their ideas would be.
While the data showed that regions across the brain
were involved in creative thought, Beaty said the
evidence pointed to three subnetworks -- the default
mode network, the salience network and the
executive control network -- that appear to play key
roles in creative thought.
The default mode network, he said, is involved in
memory and mental simulation, so the theory is that
it plays an important role in processes like mindwandering, imagination, and spontaneous thinking.
"In terms of creativity, we think that's important for
brainstorming," Beaty said. "But you're not always
going to stumble onto the most creative idea that
way, because you might be drawn to something
unoriginal from memory, so that's when these other
networks come online."
The salience network, he said, detects important
information, both in the environment and internally.
When it comes to creativity, researchers believe it
may be responsible for sorting through the ideas that
emerge from the default mode network.
Lastly, Beaty said, the executive control network
works to help people keep their focus on useful
ideas while discarding those that aren't working.
"It's the synchrony between these systems that
seems to be important for creativity," Beaty said.
"People who think more flexibly and come up with
more creative ideas are better able to engage these
networks that don't typically work together and
bring these systems online."
To identify the brain network involved in creativity,
Beaty and colleagues recruited a total of 163
volunteers, and used functional magnetic resonance
imaging (FMRI) technology to scan their brains as
they tried to conceive of creative ideas for everyday
objects, like a brick or a knife or a rope.
The team then trained "raters" to review the
responses from participants and evaluate how
creative their ideas were.
"Creativity is typically defined as the ability to come
up with new and useful ideas," Beaty said. "We
correlated the connectivity strength in this network while they were thinking creatively with the quality
of their responses."
Based on the results of that test, Beaty and
colleagues developed a predictive model and tested
against brain scan data collected for earlier studies
on creativity.
"We used already-published data. we found that
based on how strong the connections are in this
network, we could guess pretty accurately how
creative you're going to be on a task," Beaty said.
Ultimately, Beaty said he hopes the study dispels
some myths about creativity and where it comes
from.
"One thing I hope this study does is dispel the myth
of left versus right brain in creative thinking," he
said. "This is a whole-brain endeavor."
It's also not clear that this can't be modified with
some kind of training. "It's not something where you
have it or you don't," he added. "Creativity is
complex, and we're only scratching the surface here,
so there's much more work that's needed."
Adapted from: Harvard University. Roger E. Beaty, Yoed N. Kenett,
Alexander P. Christensen, Monica D. Rosenberg, Mathias Benedek,
Qunlin Chen, Andreas Fink, Jiang Qiu, Thomas R. Kwapil, Michael J.
Kane, Paul J. Silvia, 2018, accessed in February 2020.
As we read in the text "Creativity is typically
defined as the ability to come up with new and
useful ideas”, in the same way when we say
someone is reliable, we meant to say:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721767
Inglês
Texto associado
Answer the question according to the text
bellow
THE CREATIVE BRAIN IS WIRED
DIFFERENTLY
Scientists studying brain scans of people who were
asked to come up with inventive uses for everyday
objects found a specific pattern of connectivity that
correlated with the most creative responses.
Researchers were then able to use that pattern to
predict how creative other people's responses would
be based on their connections in this network. The
study is described in a January 15 (2018) paper
published in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences.
"What this shows is that the creative brain is wired
differently," said Roger Beaty, a Post-Doctoral
Fellow in Psychology and the first author of the
study. "People who are more creative can
simultaneously engage brain networks that don't
typically work together. We also used predictive
modeling to show we could predict, with some
degree of accuracy, how creative people's ideas
were (based on brain scans) that had already been
published." Beaty and colleagues reanalyzed brain
data from previous studies and found that, by simply
measuring the strength of connections in these
peoples' brain networks, they could estimate how
original their ideas would be.
While the data showed that regions across the brain
were involved in creative thought, Beaty said the
evidence pointed to three subnetworks -- the default
mode network, the salience network and the
executive control network -- that appear to play key
roles in creative thought.
The default mode network, he said, is involved in
memory and mental simulation, so the theory is that
it plays an important role in processes like mindwandering, imagination, and spontaneous thinking.
"In terms of creativity, we think that's important for
brainstorming," Beaty said. "But you're not always
going to stumble onto the most creative idea that
way, because you might be drawn to something
unoriginal from memory, so that's when these other
networks come online."
The salience network, he said, detects important
information, both in the environment and internally.
When it comes to creativity, researchers believe it
may be responsible for sorting through the ideas that
emerge from the default mode network.
Lastly, Beaty said, the executive control network
works to help people keep their focus on useful
ideas while discarding those that aren't working.
"It's the synchrony between these systems that
seems to be important for creativity," Beaty said.
"People who think more flexibly and come up with
more creative ideas are better able to engage these
networks that don't typically work together and
bring these systems online."
To identify the brain network involved in creativity,
Beaty and colleagues recruited a total of 163
volunteers, and used functional magnetic resonance
imaging (FMRI) technology to scan their brains as
they tried to conceive of creative ideas for everyday
objects, like a brick or a knife or a rope.
The team then trained "raters" to review the
responses from participants and evaluate how
creative their ideas were.
"Creativity is typically defined as the ability to come
up with new and useful ideas," Beaty said. "We
correlated the connectivity strength in this network while they were thinking creatively with the quality
of their responses."
Based on the results of that test, Beaty and
colleagues developed a predictive model and tested
against brain scan data collected for earlier studies
on creativity.
"We used already-published data. we found that
based on how strong the connections are in this
network, we could guess pretty accurately how
creative you're going to be on a task," Beaty said.
Ultimately, Beaty said he hopes the study dispels
some myths about creativity and where it comes
from.
"One thing I hope this study does is dispel the myth
of left versus right brain in creative thinking," he
said. "This is a whole-brain endeavor."
It's also not clear that this can't be modified with
some kind of training. "It's not something where you
have it or you don't," he added. "Creativity is
complex, and we're only scratching the surface here,
so there's much more work that's needed."
Adapted from: Harvard University. Roger E. Beaty, Yoed N. Kenett,
Alexander P. Christensen, Monica D. Rosenberg, Mathias Benedek,
Qunlin Chen, Andreas Fink, Jiang Qiu, Thomas R. Kwapil, Michael J.
Kane, Paul J. Silvia, 2018, accessed in February 2020.
The words: BRAINSTORMING, MIGHT,
FLEXIBLY, WHILE, ENDEAVOR, that
appear in the text are grammatically and
respectively used as:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721766
Inglês
Texto associado
Answer the question according to the text
bellow
THE CREATIVE BRAIN IS WIRED
DIFFERENTLY
Scientists studying brain scans of people who were
asked to come up with inventive uses for everyday
objects found a specific pattern of connectivity that
correlated with the most creative responses.
Researchers were then able to use that pattern to
predict how creative other people's responses would
be based on their connections in this network. The
study is described in a January 15 (2018) paper
published in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences.
"What this shows is that the creative brain is wired
differently," said Roger Beaty, a Post-Doctoral
Fellow in Psychology and the first author of the
study. "People who are more creative can
simultaneously engage brain networks that don't
typically work together. We also used predictive
modeling to show we could predict, with some
degree of accuracy, how creative people's ideas
were (based on brain scans) that had already been
published." Beaty and colleagues reanalyzed brain
data from previous studies and found that, by simply
measuring the strength of connections in these
peoples' brain networks, they could estimate how
original their ideas would be.
While the data showed that regions across the brain
were involved in creative thought, Beaty said the
evidence pointed to three subnetworks -- the default
mode network, the salience network and the
executive control network -- that appear to play key
roles in creative thought.
The default mode network, he said, is involved in
memory and mental simulation, so the theory is that
it plays an important role in processes like mindwandering, imagination, and spontaneous thinking.
"In terms of creativity, we think that's important for
brainstorming," Beaty said. "But you're not always
going to stumble onto the most creative idea that
way, because you might be drawn to something
unoriginal from memory, so that's when these other
networks come online."
The salience network, he said, detects important
information, both in the environment and internally.
When it comes to creativity, researchers believe it
may be responsible for sorting through the ideas that
emerge from the default mode network.
Lastly, Beaty said, the executive control network
works to help people keep their focus on useful
ideas while discarding those that aren't working.
"It's the synchrony between these systems that
seems to be important for creativity," Beaty said.
"People who think more flexibly and come up with
more creative ideas are better able to engage these
networks that don't typically work together and
bring these systems online."
To identify the brain network involved in creativity,
Beaty and colleagues recruited a total of 163
volunteers, and used functional magnetic resonance
imaging (FMRI) technology to scan their brains as
they tried to conceive of creative ideas for everyday
objects, like a brick or a knife or a rope.
The team then trained "raters" to review the
responses from participants and evaluate how
creative their ideas were.
"Creativity is typically defined as the ability to come
up with new and useful ideas," Beaty said. "We
correlated the connectivity strength in this network while they were thinking creatively with the quality
of their responses."
Based on the results of that test, Beaty and
colleagues developed a predictive model and tested
against brain scan data collected for earlier studies
on creativity.
"We used already-published data. we found that
based on how strong the connections are in this
network, we could guess pretty accurately how
creative you're going to be on a task," Beaty said.
Ultimately, Beaty said he hopes the study dispels
some myths about creativity and where it comes
from.
"One thing I hope this study does is dispel the myth
of left versus right brain in creative thinking," he
said. "This is a whole-brain endeavor."
It's also not clear that this can't be modified with
some kind of training. "It's not something where you
have it or you don't," he added. "Creativity is
complex, and we're only scratching the surface here,
so there's much more work that's needed."
Adapted from: Harvard University. Roger E. Beaty, Yoed N. Kenett,
Alexander P. Christensen, Monica D. Rosenberg, Mathias Benedek,
Qunlin Chen, Andreas Fink, Jiang Qiu, Thomas R. Kwapil, Michael J.
Kane, Paul J. Silvia, 2018, accessed in February 2020.
Based on the text, determine which statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
( )The creative brain showed nonspecific connections.
( ) By measuring the strength of connections in the volunteers' brain networks, the researchers could estimate how creative their ideas would be.
( ) Brainstorming means “group discussion to produce ideas or solve problems”.
( ) The study demonstrated that creativity is
simple matter and that only predisposed
people can develop a creative mind.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
EDUCA
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB
Prova:
EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721765
Inglês
Texto associado
Answer the question according to the text
bellow
THE CREATIVE BRAIN IS WIRED
DIFFERENTLY
Scientists studying brain scans of people who were
asked to come up with inventive uses for everyday
objects found a specific pattern of connectivity that
correlated with the most creative responses.
Researchers were then able to use that pattern to
predict how creative other people's responses would
be based on their connections in this network. The
study is described in a January 15 (2018) paper
published in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences.
"What this shows is that the creative brain is wired
differently," said Roger Beaty, a Post-Doctoral
Fellow in Psychology and the first author of the
study. "People who are more creative can
simultaneously engage brain networks that don't
typically work together. We also used predictive
modeling to show we could predict, with some
degree of accuracy, how creative people's ideas
were (based on brain scans) that had already been
published." Beaty and colleagues reanalyzed brain
data from previous studies and found that, by simply
measuring the strength of connections in these
peoples' brain networks, they could estimate how
original their ideas would be.
While the data showed that regions across the brain
were involved in creative thought, Beaty said the
evidence pointed to three subnetworks -- the default
mode network, the salience network and the
executive control network -- that appear to play key
roles in creative thought.
The default mode network, he said, is involved in
memory and mental simulation, so the theory is that
it plays an important role in processes like mindwandering, imagination, and spontaneous thinking.
"In terms of creativity, we think that's important for
brainstorming," Beaty said. "But you're not always
going to stumble onto the most creative idea that
way, because you might be drawn to something
unoriginal from memory, so that's when these other
networks come online."
The salience network, he said, detects important
information, both in the environment and internally.
When it comes to creativity, researchers believe it
may be responsible for sorting through the ideas that
emerge from the default mode network.
Lastly, Beaty said, the executive control network
works to help people keep their focus on useful
ideas while discarding those that aren't working.
"It's the synchrony between these systems that
seems to be important for creativity," Beaty said.
"People who think more flexibly and come up with
more creative ideas are better able to engage these
networks that don't typically work together and
bring these systems online."
To identify the brain network involved in creativity,
Beaty and colleagues recruited a total of 163
volunteers, and used functional magnetic resonance
imaging (FMRI) technology to scan their brains as
they tried to conceive of creative ideas for everyday
objects, like a brick or a knife or a rope.
The team then trained "raters" to review the
responses from participants and evaluate how
creative their ideas were.
"Creativity is typically defined as the ability to come
up with new and useful ideas," Beaty said. "We
correlated the connectivity strength in this network while they were thinking creatively with the quality
of their responses."
Based on the results of that test, Beaty and
colleagues developed a predictive model and tested
against brain scan data collected for earlier studies
on creativity.
"We used already-published data. we found that
based on how strong the connections are in this
network, we could guess pretty accurately how
creative you're going to be on a task," Beaty said.
Ultimately, Beaty said he hopes the study dispels
some myths about creativity and where it comes
from.
"One thing I hope this study does is dispel the myth
of left versus right brain in creative thinking," he
said. "This is a whole-brain endeavor."
It's also not clear that this can't be modified with
some kind of training. "It's not something where you
have it or you don't," he added. "Creativity is
complex, and we're only scratching the surface here,
so there's much more work that's needed."
Adapted from: Harvard University. Roger E. Beaty, Yoed N. Kenett,
Alexander P. Christensen, Monica D. Rosenberg, Mathias Benedek,
Qunlin Chen, Andreas Fink, Jiang Qiu, Thomas R. Kwapil, Michael J.
Kane, Paul J. Silvia, 2018, accessed in February 2020.
It is possible to comprehend from the text that the
main finding of the research was:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
GS Assessoria e Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Romelândia - SC
Prova:
GS Assessoria e Concursos - 2020 - Prefeitura de Romelândia - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1718417
Inglês
Check the alternative where the possessive pronoun is being used incorrectly:
Conheça nossos planos