Derek Learns That His Apartment Building Has Been Sold and That

question 227

Multiple Choice

Derek learns that his apartment building has been sold and that he needs to move by the end of the month. He develops the following plan of action: (1) look for a new apartment; (2) arrange for utilities; (3) contact a moving company andschedule the move; (4) start collecting empty boxes; (5) packnonessential items first; and so forth. What kind of problem-solving strategy is Derek using to solve the problem of movingbefore the end of the month?

• A)the heuristic of identifying subgoals
• B)trial-and-error planning
• C)an algorithm
• D)functional fixedness

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