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Convergent thinking is a term coined by Joy Paul Guilford as the opposite of divergent thinking. It generally means the ability to give the "correct" answer to questions that do not require novel ideas, for instance on standardized multiple-choice tests for intelligence.
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| convergent thinking has also been said to devalue minority arguments | instance of | other variables | 0.80 | text |
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