A student who takes a multiple-choice test by reading the stem of each item, generating the correct response before looking at the choices, and then chooses the response closes to the answer is using

A. a heuristic
B. vicarious problem-solving
C. means-end analysis
D. an algorithm


Answer: A. a heuristic

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. one-fifth B. one-third C. one-half D. three-fourths

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Mumia Abu-Jamal was an outspoken journalist,

A. wrongfully convicted and executed. B. granted an indefinite stay of execution. C. imprisoned because of his political beliefs. D. who uncovered major errors in death penalty trials.

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