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What are the various barriers to creative thinking?

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The various barriers to creative thinking are:

    (i) Habitual The tendency to be overpowered by habits according to a particular think acts as a barrier to creative thinking. It hinders the generation of thought from a fresh perspective.

    (ii) Perceptual − It prevents the formation of novel and original ideas.

    (iii) Motivationa − Lack of motivation acts as a barrier for any thought and action.

    (iv) Emotional − Emotions like fear of failure, rejection and negativism lead to negative assumptions and result in incapability to think differently.

    (v) Cultural − It refers to excessive adherence to traditions, expectations, conformity pressures and stereotypes. Cultural block arises due to the fear of being different, tendency to maintain status quo, social pressure, etc.


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