Question : 41. Dr. Ireland’s class attempting to find derivatives, whereas Dr. Jamison’s : 1233713

 

41. 

Dr. Ireland’s class is attempting to find derivatives, whereas Dr. Jamison’s class is developing campaign strategies for a local politician. Which of the following statements is MOST likely TRUE?

A. 

Dr. Ireland’s class is solving a well-defined problem.

B. 

Dr. Jamison’s class is solving a well-defined problem.

C. 

Dr. Ireland’s class is using syllogistic reasoning.

D. 

Dr. Jamison’s class is using familiarity heuristic.

42. 

_____ problems require the problem solver to rearrange or recombine elements in a way that will satisfy a certain criterion.

A. 

Arrangement

B. 

Inducing structure

C. 

Transformation

D. 

Prescriptive

43. 

In problems of _____, a person must identify the existing relationships among the elements presented and then construct a new relationship among them.

A. 

arrangement

B. 

inducing structure

C. 

transformation

D. 

prescription

44. 

_____ problems consist of an initial state, a goal state, and a method for changing the initial state into the goal state.

A. 

Arrangement

B. 

Inducing structure

C. 

Transformation

D. 

Prescriptive

45. 

Which of the following problem types is correctly matched with its description?

A. 

Arrangement—moving from an initial to a goal state according to a specific method

B. 

Inducing structure—identifying relationships among problem elements and constructing new relationships

C. 

Transformation—rearranging or recombining elements to satisfy a particular criterion

D. 

Transformation—identifying relationships among problem elements and constructing new relationships

46. 

Janelle is solving anagrams; Kamika is puzzling over verbal analogies; Lamar is playing chess with a friend. Which alternative below correctly matches each individual with the type of problem he or she is solving?

A. 

Janelle—arrangement; Kamika—transformation; Lamar—inducing structure

B. 

Janelle—transformation; Kamika—inducing structure; Lamar—arrangement

C. 

Janelle—arrangement; Kamika—inducing structure; Lamar—transformation

D. 

Janelle—transformation; Kamika—arrangement; Lamar—inducing structure

47. 

Thomas Edison invented the light-bulb only because he experimented with thousands of different kinds of materials for a filament before he found one that worked (carbon). This shows that at the most basic level, we can solve problems through _____.

A. 

the availability heuristic

B. 

means-ends analysis

C. 

insight

D. 

trial and error

48. 

_____ involves repeated tests for differences between the desired outcome and what currently exists.

A. 

Forming subgoals

B. 

Means-ends analysis

C. 

Insight

D. 

Trial and error

49. 

In the context of problem solving, the most frequently used problem-solving heuristic is:

A. 

forming subgoals.

B. 

means-ends analysis.

C. 

insight.

D. 

trial and error.

50. 

Millie is stumped by a problem in her pre-calculus text. She furtively glances at the answer provided in the back of the text to get an idea of how the solution should look before she returns to the problem. Millie’s strategy most closely resembles the problem-solving heuristic of:

A. 

forming subgoals.

B. 

trial and error.

C. 

working backward.

D. 

insight.

 

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