Each of the Following Statements About Mental Set Is True

question 159

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements about mental set is true except ________.

• A) the people who are most successful at solving problems are those who have many different sets at their disposal and can judge when to use them
• B) sets do not always help solve problems
• C) sets are most useful when a problem requires you to apply your previous experience in a new and different way
• D) much of our education involves learning sets and ways to solve problems

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Definitions:

Data

Facts and statistics collected together for analysis but not necessarily organized in a manner that gives them meaning.

Standard Deviation

A measurement tool for evaluating the dispersion or spread among a series of data.

Data

Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis, serving as the basis for scientific inquiry, decision making, or computational processes.

Sum of Squared Scores

The sum of the squared differences between each observation and the mean, used in various statistical methods.