Distinguish Between Permutation Problems and Combination Problems

question 236

Multiple Choice

Distinguish Between Permutation Problems and Combination Problems
Does the problem involve permutations or combinations? Do not solve.
-From 8 names on a ballot, a committee of 3 will be elected to attend a political national convention. How many different committees are possible?

• A)permutations
• B)combinations

---

Definitions:

Overgeneralization

A cognitive distortion where an individual concludes a general rule or pattern from a single event or a small number of events.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where the patient speaks freely about their thoughts, memories, and feelings, revealing the unconscious processes.

Conditioning

A learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes modified as a result of its experience with an external stimulus.

Group Therapy

A form of psychotherapy involving one or more therapists working with several people at the same time.