Question

6. Which of the following would be considered a basic level of a concept? Group of answer choices

1. Pepper
2. green pepper
3. fresh ground pepper
4. Habanero pepper

7. Dr. Zimmer is an ear, nose, and throat surgeon and she regularly removes children’s tonsils. She always does the surgery in the exact same way, following a specific set of steps that will lead to the same successful outcome. She is using a(n) ________ during this procedure. Group of answer choices

1. mental set
2. heuristic
3. algorithm
4. availability bias

8. Dr. Magilicutty assigns his students a 20-page term paper and gives them the entire semester to write it. One student, Mia, is finding it very overwhelming to consider such a large task. Which heuristic would probably be the most useful for her in this situation?

Group of answer choices

1. breaking the paper down into smaller essays
2. employing a means-end analysis
3. looking for analogies to papers she’s written in the past
4. starting at the end of the paper and working her way back to the beginning

9. A rule-of-thumb strategy for solving a problem that helps us come to answers more efficiently is called a(n) ________. Group of answer choices

1. Heuristic
2. functional fix
3. mental set
4. algorithm

10. What is the best reflection of the relationship between inductive and deductive reasoning? Group of answer choices

1. they generally operate in the opposite directions
2. inductive reasoning considers the future, while deductive reasoning considers the past
3. inductive reasoning always takes longer than deductive reasoning
4. you cannot engage in only one at a time – they most happen simultaneously

Answer 1

1. The correct answer is Option A. Pepper would be considered the basic level.

2. The correct answer is Option C. She is using an algorithm.

3. The correct answer is Option A. Breaking the paper into smaller essays.

4. The correct answer is Option A. This is called a heuristic.

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