Workers at the State Department of Transportation Can Quickly and Accurately

question 175

Multiple Choice

Workers at the State Department of Transportation can quickly and accurately calculate the distance between any two cities in the state. Those same workers are rather slow to learn a simple new concept of geometry. Apparently they have a high degree of

• A) motor intelligence.
• B) triarchic intelligence.
• C) fluid intelligence.
• D) crystallized intelligence.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In psychology and marketing, the process of encouraging a desired behavior or response through rewards or positive outcomes.

Purchase

The act of buying goods or services, which involves an exchange of money or its equivalent.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, often used in the context of learning and behavior modification.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas at the same time.