Beth hates to work through problems step-by-step and often tries shortcuts that might save her some time. It appears that Beth prefers to use:

a. algorithms rather than heuristics in problem solving
b. homilies rather than algorithms in problem solving
c. heuristics rather than algorithms in problem solving
d. functional fixedness in solving problems


C

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