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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