单选题 According to the author, distinctions between those engaged in the creative arts and in natural sciences can in part be explained by________.

A、 the different objectives of those involved in these respective pursuit
B、 the different ways in which they attempt to extend accepted conventional forms
C、 the different methods they employ in the collection of data to support their theories
D、 the different principles of organization that they utilize in order to create new works

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析]事实细节题。文章第一段最后一句说 Differences between highly-creative art and highly- creative science arise in part from a difference in their goals，由此可见，作者认为艺术和科学的区别来自与它们目标的不同，因此答案为[A]。objectives 对应 goals。接着文章在第二段中说，科学的目标是和创造性行为的最终结果，而创造性艺术追求的目标是创造性行为的直接产物，是现象本身。