Emilio Is an IT Consultant for Several Different Companies

question 2

Multiple Choice

Emilio is an IT consultant for several different companies. One company hired him to install a firewall against a newly discovered cyber-threat, and it took him 45 hours to complete. Another company asked him to do something similar, and it only took him 30 hours. The most likely reason for his faster solution this time is ________.

• A) mental set
• B) creating subgoals
• C) hill-climbing
• D) means-end analysis

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Definitions:

Positive Emotional Regulation

The process of managing one's emotional reactions in a healthy way to maintain a state of emotional well-being.

Securely Attached

Describes individuals, typically infants or young children, who have formed healthy emotional bonds with their caregivers, showing confidence in exploration.

Discipline Technique

Methods and strategies used by parents, guardians, or educators to guide and correct behaviour in children or students.

Inductive

A logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.