Suppose a Cognitive Psychologist Was Studying How Scientists Think

question 20

Multiple Choice

Suppose a cognitive psychologist was studying how scientists think. Her focus was on how scientific thinking moves from an initial state to a goal state as scientists arrive at a solution. The approach that the psychologist is taking views scientific thinking as a kind of:

• A) deductive reasoning.
• B) inductive reasoning.
• C) creative thinking.
• D) problem solving.

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