The Problem-Solving Technique of ______ Involves Comparing the Goal with the Starting

question 8

Multiple Choice

The problem-solving technique of ______ involves comparing the goal with the starting point,thinking of possible ways to overcome the distance between them,and choosing the best one.

• A)generate-and-test
• B)means-end analysis
• C)reasoning by analogy
• D)mental set

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Definitions:

Wilhelm Wundt

Often regarded as the father of psychology, he established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, marking the formal beginning of the study of psychology as a separate discipline.

Structuralism

A method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience that focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system.

Functionalism

A theory in psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.

Wilhelm Wundt

Considered the father of experimental psychology, he founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.