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Q1724245
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: Unoesc Órgão: Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG Prova: Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724245 Inglês

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...
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Q1724244
Inglês Voz Ativa e Passiva | Passive and Active Voice ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: Unoesc Órgão: Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG Prova: Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724244 Inglês

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.
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Q1724243
Inglês Tradução | Translation ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: Unoesc Órgão: Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG Prova: Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724243 Inglês

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.
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Q1724242
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: Unoesc Órgão: Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG Prova: Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724242 Inglês

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:

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Q1721779
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary ,
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:
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Q1721778
Inglês Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions , Advérbios de: lugar, modo, tempo e freqüência | Adverbs of: place, manner, time and frequency , Vocabulário | Vocabulary ,
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 ---------”.

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Q1721777
Inglês Pronomes | Pronouns ,
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.
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Q1721776
Inglês Voz Ativa e Passiva | Passive and Active Voice ,
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.
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Q1721775
Inglês Verbos | Verbs , Presente progressivo | Present continuous , Passado simples | Simple past ,
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.”
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Q1721774
Inglês Palavras conectivas | Connective words ,
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.

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Q1721773
Inglês Verbos | Verbs , Passado simples | Simple past , Passado progressivo | Past continuous , Passado perfeito | Past perfect , Passado perfeito progressivo | Past perfect continuous
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:
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Q1721772
Inglês Verbos | Verbs , Verbos frasais | Phrasal verbs ,
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.
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Q1721771
Inglês Verbos | Verbs , Passado simples | Simple past ,
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.
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Q1721770
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: EDUCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB Prova: EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721770 Inglês

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:
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Q1721769
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: EDUCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB Prova: EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721769 Inglês

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:
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Q1721768
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: EDUCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB Prova: EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721768 Inglês
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:
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Q1721767
Inglês Adjetivos | Adjectives , Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions , Artigos | Articles , Substantivos e compostos | Nouns and compounds , Pronomes | Pronouns
Ano: 2020 Banca: EDUCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB Prova: EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721767 Inglês
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:
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Q1721766
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: EDUCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB Prova: EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721766 Inglês
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.

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Q1721765
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2020 Banca: EDUCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB Prova: EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1721765 Inglês
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.
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