After Spending Two Hours Trying to Solve an Engineering Problem,Amira

question 149

Multiple Choice

After spending two hours trying to solve an engineering problem,Amira finally gave up.As she was trying to fall asleep that night,a solution to the problem popped into her head.Amira's experience best illustrates

• A) belief perseverance.
• B) the availability heuristic.
• C) insight.
• D) a mental set.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, dividing the dataset into two halves.

Set Of Data

A collection of values or observations that can be analyzed statistically.

Mode

The most common number found in a given set of data, marked by the greatest peak on a frequency distribution chart.

Frequency Distribution

A summary of how often various values occur in a data set, often represented in a table or graph.