Esmeralda Wants to Use Her Roommate's Computer to Work on Her

question 180

Multiple Choice

Esmeralda wants to use her roommate's computer to work on her term paper. However, the roommate has password protection on the computer's boot sequence. Rather than starting at "a" and systematically testing every possible word in the English language, Esmeralda makes some educated guesses about the password, based on what she knows about her roommate. In this case, Esmeralda is using ​

• A)a heuristic to get past the password protection.
• B)an algorithm to get past the password protection.
• C)reframing to get past the password protection.
• D)representativeness to get past the password protection.

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Definitions:

A Not B Error

A phenomenon seen in infant cognitive development where babies will repeatedly search for an object where they first found it, even after seeing it moved to a new location.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed; typically develops in the first few years of life.

Symbolic Thought

The ability to use symbols, words, or objects to represent something that is not physically present, foundational for language and imaginative play.

Cognitive Competence

The ability to think, understand, learn, and apply knowledge effectively.