Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions

question 113

Multiple Choice

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions
Case 9-1
Christian is having a lot of problems with errors in a very complicated spreadsheet that he inherited from a colleague,and he turns to another co-worker,Sebastian,for tips in how to trace errors in the sheet.
-If Christian sees red tracer arrows that means there is an error in the value being received from the precedent cell or passed to the ____ cell.

• A) child
• B) precedent
• C) dependent
• D) contingent

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Definitions:

John Locke

A 17th-century English philosopher known for his work in political philosophy and epistemology, who argued that the mind is a tabula rasa at birth.

Tabula Rasa

A hypothesis positing that people are born with minds like blank slates, and all understanding is derived from experiences or sensory input.

Control Group

A group made up of subjects in an experiment who do not receive the treatment, but for whom all other conditions are comparable to those of subjects in the experimental group.

Decreases Behavior

This term likely refers to any behavior modification technique or occurrence that leads to a reduction in the frequency, intensity, or duration of a certain behavior.