Referring to the Five-Step Approach to Problem Solving, Which Step

question 98

Multiple Choice

Referring to the five-step approach to problem solving, which step does the following example demonstrate? The police decide they could put up signs warning drivers to slow down because there is a park nearby or they could give more speeding tickets.

• A) Entertain possible hypotheses for addressing the problem.
• B) Become aware of the problem.
• C) Locate, define, and analyze the problem.
• D) Choose one hypothesis to test.

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