Which of the Following Research Topics on Problem Solving Would

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following research topics on problem solving would have the lowest ecological validity?

• A) How people plan their route through a hardware store, so that they can locate the items as quickly as possible.
• B) How diners in a restaurant figure out how to divide a bill fairly among themselves.
• C) How parents of preschoolers plan a birthday party.
• D) How students in a geometry class use information from previous problems to solve the current problem.