Will is trying to repair a leaky faucet. He first uses the method he used on the last three leaky faucets he repaired, but this approach doesn't work. Then he tries a technique he used several years ago, but this doesn't work either. Finally he remembers a method his mother taught him long ago, and this one stops the leak. Will's approach to the problem can probably best be understood from which
of the following perspectives of problem solving?
a. Stages of problem solving
b. Trial-and-error
c. The Gestalt notion of insight
d. Response hierarchy
d
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Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of an effective collaboration?
A) The individuals have mutual goals. B) Individuals share their resources. C) Individuals share responsibility for decision making. D) Individuals are mandated by administration to work together.
You lead a product-testing unit for a large pharmaceutical company. Your team has conducted forty trials of a new antibiotic but you are not sure if the results are conclusive enough to urge the company to start producing the new drug. A new data analyst has joined your team suggesting that meta-analysis might be a good idea, do you agree?
A. Yes, because the forty trials were identical and tested the same research question and therefore we can calculate an average significance for the new drug. B. No, because the forty trials were identical and tested the same research question we cannot calculate an average effect size for the new drug. C. Yes, because the forty trials were identical and tested the same research question and therefore we can calculate an average effect size for the new drug. D. No, because the forty trials were identical and tested the same research question we cannot calculate an average significance for the new drug.
In response to an informal complaint, a school librarian quietly removes a book from the library shelf and pretends that the book is out of stock. This is an example of:
A. fair censorship. B. state censorship. C. standard censorship. D. self-censorship.
________ assessment refers to measuring students' social and emotional strengths, the characteristics that give them confidence, and the traits that help them cope with adversity.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).