When a Problem Is Solved by Rote, Thinking Is Guided

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Essay

When a problem is solved by rote, thinking is guided by a learned set of rules that always leads to a correct solution, with this learned set of rules being known as a(n)__________.

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Definitions:

Domino Theory

A Cold War-era belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also succumb, one after another, like a row of falling dominoes.

Baby Boom

The significant increase in birth rates observed in various countries, particularly in the United States, following World War II, leading to substantial demographic changes.

Sloanism

A reference to Alfred P. Sloan's management style at General Motors, focusing on a decentralized organization and a strategy of offering a car "for every purse and purpose."

Nikita Khrushchev

A Soviet statesman who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964.