According to the introduction to the chapter on problem solving,
a. the most useful problem-solving strategy is called the trial-and-error method.
b. people are likely to take a more passive approach when solving problems than when working on most other cognitive tasks.
c. people typically solve a problem by visualizing the goal state and ignoring the initial state.
d. people typically use problem-solving strategies that can produce a solution fairly quickly.
Ans: d
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A) statistical technique B) parsimonious theory C) experimental hypothesis D) empirical method
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