Metcalf's Research on 'Feelings of Warmth' Judgments, Suggests That

question 47

Multiple Choice

Metcalf's research on 'feelings of warmth' judgments, suggests that

• A) participants are very accurate in judging when they are close to the solution of an insight problem.
• B) the solutions to insight problems given when participants reported feeling close to a solution were more likely to be incorrect than correct.
• C) insight problems are solved gradually, and not in a burst of insight.
• D) people's subjective sense of whether they will solve a problem is very accurate.

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Definitions:

Lagrange Multiplier

A method used in mathematical optimization to find the maxima or minima of a function subject to constraints.

Price/Demand Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

Standard Suite

A set of benchmark software or tests designed to evaluate the performance of a system or component.

Nonlinear Optimization Model

A type of optimization model where the objective function or any of the constraints are nonlinear functions.