Sheila Is a Physicist Who Has Been Successfully Solving Physics

question 71

Multiple Choice

Sheila is a physicist who has been successfully solving physics problems for years. Tamara is a beginning physics student. Which one of the following differences between Sheila and Tamara are we most likely to see in terms of how they approach physics problems?

• A) Sheila is more likely than Tamara to make sure the problems are well-defined before she begins to solve them.
• B) Sheila is more likely than Tamara to classify problems based on their superficial characteristics.
• C) Sheila is apt to retrieve less information from long-term memory than Tamara retrieves.
• D) Sheila is more likely than Tamara to have functional fixedness when she works on problems.

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