A political science professor attempts to facilitate her students' completion of a term paper assignment by requiring to first submit a topic statement, then a list of references, then a draft of the introduction, and then finally the completed paper. The professor is encouraging her students to use the problem-solving strategy of
A. trial and error.
B. functional fixedness.
C. means-ends analysis.
D. forming subgoals.
Answer: D
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a. Type II b. Type I c. null d. alternative
We have had scientific evidence of the effectiveness of amphetamines in enhancing athletic performance for about 50 years
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Carol Dweck and colleague (2000), achievement motives can be maintained by
a. learning and performance goals. c. intrinsic rewards. b. extrinsic rewards. d. the need for approval.
In his research on the effects of prolonged exposure to fear and anger, what did Hans Selye conclude?
A. Physical stress only serves to harm the body and does not provide any adaptive function. B. Exercise can serve to undo the harm that physical stress causes the body. C. There is a direct relationship between amount of physical stress experienced and length of life. D. While physical stress harms the body it also has a survival value for humans