Which of the following terms best captures the meaning of the term heuristic, as cognitive psychologists use it?
a) recipe
b) formula
c) strategy
d) program
ANS: C, A heuristic is a general problem-solving strategy that usually works. Recipes, formulas, and programs are more like algorithms, which are guaranteed to produce a solution if they are applied correctly.
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