Solene Is in Competition with Other Candidates for a Job

question 74

Multiple Choice

Solene is in competition with other candidates for a job in a secret government division that requires above average reasoning and problem-solving ability. As part of the selection process, she is required to complete a written exam and a problem-solving interview. Solene thinks she is well-prepared-she has done online practice exams and completed different problem-solving tasks her friends designed-but she is unsure of what to expect the day of her tests.
-One of the questions on the exam reads: " d is to b as p is to ____".To solve this,Solene mentally rotates the letter p.Solene's use of mental rotation is a form of ____________.

• A) unnecessary constraint
• B) functional fixedness
• C) cognition
• D) knowledge organization

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Definitions:

S. Freud

The Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud founded the therapeutic approach of psychoanalysis, where psychopathological issues are addressed through a dialogue between the analyst and the patient.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which two stimuli are continuously coupled; the response, initially precipitated by the second stimulus, is ultimately precipitated by the first stimulus by itself.

UCS

An acronym for "Unconditioned Stimulus," a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

CS

Common shorthand for "conditioned stimulus," a term from classical conditioning in psychology that refers to a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.