Some People Are Unable to Arrange Six Matches to Form

question 16

Multiple Choice

Some people are unable to arrange six matches to form four equilateral triangles because they fail to consider a three-dimensional arrangement. This best illustrates the effects of ________ on problem solving.

• A)fixation
• B)heuristics
• C)framing
• D)overconfidence

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Definitions:

SS(Blocks)

Sum of Squares due to Blocks, a term used in analysis of variance (ANOVA) to quantify variability among different blocks or groups in an experimental design.

Blocked Experiment

An experimental design in which units are grouped (blocked) based on similar characteristics before being randomly assigned to treatments, to reduce variation.

Fixed-Effects ANOVA

A variation of ANOVA where only factors that are fixed (non-random) are considered in the analysis.

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors; a measure used in statistics to quantify the difference between the observed and predicted values by a model.