A Mental Block to Problem Solving That Is Due to Excessive

question 155

Multiple Choice

A mental block to problem solving that is due to excessive self-criticism or involves an inablity to tolerate ambiguity is called

• A) perceptual consolidation.
• B) an emotional barrier.
• C) a conceptual block.
• D) functional fixedness.

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Definitions:

Extraneous Solutions

Solutions that emerge from the process of solving a problem but do not satisfy the original equation.

Extraneous Solutions

Answers that result from the equation-solving process but fail to meet the criteria of the initial equation.

Variation Terminology

Language and concepts used to describe how quantities change together.

Formula

A concise way of expressing information symbolically, as in a mathematical or chemical formula.