An investigation of intuitive thinking as it relates to the visual decision-making process
department or school: Education, Faculty of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Dyer, Marilyn Rose
issued: 2010-05-25T02:11:07Z
issued: 1984
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This thesis advances the proposition that intuitive thinking, although difficult to observe, explain or measure, can be the subject of investigation and is amenable to analysis. The nature of intuitive thinking is reviewed, and its characteristics applied to an observable situation during a summer school course in which the subjects and the instructor/researcher recorded their awareness of intuitive thinking in journal form while involved in solving a variety of visual and creative problems. It is shown through the analysis of these evidences that four basic types of intuitive thinking are used during the creative problem-solving process. Further analysis shows that thinkers are sensitive to a variety of external influences, which either inhibit or facilitate intuitive behaviour. The study concludes that it is useful for educators involved in visual problem-solving activities to be cognizant of the physical and psychological factors that influence intuitive thinking and that it is possible to cultivate those heuristic behaviours which facilitate this form of non-deliberate thinking.
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note: AN INVESTIGATION OF INTUITIVE THINKING AS IT RELATES TO THE VISUAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS by MARILYN ROSE DYER BFA. University of Calgary, 1973.. A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES Department of Visual and Performing Arts "in Education We accept t h i s thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1984 © Marilyn Rose Dyer, 1984, In presenting t h i s thesis i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t of the requirements fo r an advanced degree at the University of B r i t i s h Columbia, I agree that the Library s h a l l make i t f r e e l y a v a i l a b l e for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of t h i s thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. I t i s understood that copying or p u b l i c a t i o n of t h i s t h e s i s for f i n a n c i a l gain s h a l l not be allowed without my written permission. Department of VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS , The University of B r i t i s h Columbia 1956 Main Mall Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Y3 ABSTRACT This thesis advances the proposition that i n t u i t i v e thinking, although d i f f i c u l t to observe, explain or measure, can be the subject of investigation and i s amenable to analysis. The nature of i n t u i t i v e thinking i s reviewed, and i t s characteristics applied to an observable si t u a t i o n during a summer school course i n which the subjects and the instructor/researcher recorded t h e i r awareness of i n t u i t i v e thinking i n journal form while involved i n solving a variety of visual and creative problems. I t i s shown through the analysis of these evidences that four basic types of i n t u i t i v e thinking are used during the creative problem-solving process. Further analysis shows that thinkers are sensitive to a variety of external influences, which either i n …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0100295
language: eng
degree discipline: Education
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25002