You Are Hungry and Would Like Something to Eat

question 118

Multiple Choice

You are hungry and would like something to eat. You decide to look through the pantry and you see a box of macaroni and cheese that looks good. Without really thinking about it, you know how to do all the various steps involved in making this meal, such as filling a pot with water, boiling the water, cooking the pasta, mixing in the cheese sauce, and finding a plate on which to put the finished meal. This type of specialized knowledge is best considered to be an example of

• A)a problem-solving schema
• B)a mental set
• C)deductive reasoning
• D)a norm

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Definitions:

J.Strom Thurmond

A long-serving U.S. senator known for his strong support of racial segregation and opposition to civil rights legislation.

Taft-Hartley Act

A 1947 United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

AFL

refers to the American Federation of Labor, a national federation of labor unions in the United States, founded in 1886, focusing on skilled workers.

CIO

Congress of Industrial Organizations, a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 until its merger with the AFL in 1955.