convergent thinking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of thinking that focuses on finding a single, best solution to a problem by analyzing and evaluating available information.

Word forms

convergent thinking

Etymology

Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.

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