Suppose That You Belong to an Organization in Which an Average

question 55

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you belong to an organization in which an average of only 8 out of 12 people attend meetings on a regular basis. Which of the following ideas best illustrates the way of overcoming a mental set when solving this problem of low attendance?

• A) Try to think of all the previous techniques the group has used, and vote to decide which technique to use this time.
• B) Encourage everyone to try to figure out a new way to solve the problem, avoiding the solutions that the group members had previously tried.
• C) Emphasize the importance of functional fixedness when trying to solve the problem.
• D) Use the hill-climbing heuristic to make sure that the group members choose the most direct route, each time they make a decision.

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