A Political Science Professor Attempts to Facilitate Her Students' Completion

question 93

Multiple Choice

A political science professor attempts to facilitate her students' completion of a term paper assignment by requiring to first submit a topic statement, then a list of references, then a draft of the introduction, then, finally, the completed paper. The professor is encouraging her students to use the problem solving strategy of _________.

• A) forming subgoals
• B) using an analogy
• C) working backwards
• D) trial and error

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Definitions:

Shape Continuity

A perceptual phenomenon where the visual system prefers to see continuous shapes rather than disrupted or disconnected ones.

Apparent Motion

The perception of movement in a stationary object or scene due to relative motion between the observer and the object or due to visual illusions.

Real Motion

The actual movement of an object or person through space and time, as opposed to perceived or virtual movement.

Interposition

A visual cue used to perceive depth; occurs when one object partially covers another, indicating that the former is closer to the viewer.