Cosmo worked on a difficult calculus problem for several hours to no avail. He decided to take a break from his labors by taking a bath. Midway through his bath, he jumped up and shouted, "Eureka, I solved the problem!" He then ran to his desk and made the calculations. Cosmo allowed __________ to help him overcome the __________ that impeded solution
a. incubation; mental set c. insight; mental set
b. a rest period; functional fixedness d. incubation; functional fixedness
A
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a. obtaining informed consent. b. maintaining confidentiality. c. ensuring anonymity. d. obtaining prior approval by an ethics review panel. e. destroying research records after participation.
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a. dopamine b. GABA c. acetylcholine (ACh) d. serotonin
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a. controlled thinking. b. the representativeness heuristic. c. counterfactual thinking. d. automatic thinking.