In a New Reality TV Show, People from Different Cultures

question 18

Multiple Choice

In a new reality TV show, people from different cultures are put into situations where they must solve a series of problems. On the first day, they receive an instruction booklet that gives them their first problem. They must start a fire in a fire pit, but the wood next to the fire pit is wet. Based on evidence about cultural effects on problem solving, which of the following actions would you expect from a contestant who has a field independent style?

• A)looking around the entire environment for dry wood
• B)burning the instruction booklet instead
• C)trying to dry out the wood
• D)repeatedly attempting to light the wood on fire

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Definitions:

Productivity

The efficiency at which goods or services are produced, often measured as the amount of output per hour of labor.

Casting

The process of selecting actors for various roles in a film, television show, play, or other production.

Quenching

A heat treatment process used to harden or soften metal by heating it and then rapidly cooling it.

Assembly Line

A manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create a finished product more efficiently.