To learn how to build their own version of a sophisticated electronic device, a team of engineers purchases one of the devices and dismantles it, drawing inference about the way the device was designed
This ethically questionable practice is an example of which problem solving strategy?
a) Working backwar
b) Means-end analysis
c) Automation
d) Domain knowledge
A
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Anna points to an object and tells her two-year-old son what it is. He then points and repeats what Anna said. In the context of the social-cognitive perspective, Anna serves as a(n) _____ for her child to acquire language skills
A) incubator B) model C) shaper D) prototype
Robert calls Darla and asks her to pick up soap, a new pair of slippers, and wine from the store on her way home from work. Instead of making a list, Darla successfully remembers the items to be purchased by picturing herself sipping wine in her slippers, while Robert gives her a sponge bath. What memory technique is Darla MOST likely using?
A) visual imagery encoding B) semantic encoding C) organizational encoding D) sensory memory encoding
After a crime has been committed, a member of the investigating team sometimes sketches a general psychological description of the most likely type of suspect. Creating this description is called
A. psychological description analysis. B. criminal profiling. C. criminal investigative analysis. D. both B and C
In Asch’s line length experiment, what percentage of participants consistently gave the correct response even when the other participants all agreed on the same incorrect response?
a. 15% b. 25% c. 35% d. 45%