Which of the Following Students' Summaries About Metacognition and Problem

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students' summaries about metacognition and problem solving is the most accurate?

• A) Delmer: "Our metacognitions are typically more accurate for insight problems than for noninsight problems."
• B) Midori: "Students are not able to predict how well they are doing on a wide variety of problem-solving tasks."
• C) Saundra: "On insight problems, our confidence increases suddenly; on noninsight problems, our confidence builds up gradually."
• D) Steve: "Students typically have a feeling that they know the solution when they are several steps away from solving a problem-whether the problem is an insight problem or a noninsight problem."

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Definitions:

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Jigsaw Puzzle

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