Catherine's Grandmother Says That If Catherine Follows the Family's Traditional

question 48

Multiple Choice

Catherine's grandmother says that if Catherine follows the family's traditional recipe for Irish soda bread exactly, then she is sure to have very good results. Catherine's grandmother is encouraging her granddaughter to:

• A) engage in dialectical thinking.
• B) make use of her family's tacit knowledge.
• C) use an algorithm.
• D) rely upon a heuristic.

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Definitions:

Naysayer

A person who opposes or expresses doubts about something.

Yea-sayer

A person who tends to agree with or say 'yes' to everything, often without critical consideration.

Correct Rejections

In signal detection theory, instances where a non-signal is correctly identified as not being present.

False Alarms

Instances in signal detection theory where a signal is perceived to be present when it is not, leading to incorrect or mistaken responses.