Ross Needs to Move a Couch Up a Set of Stairs

question 100

Multiple Choice

Ross needs to move a couch up a set of stairs that turns a corner near the top.As he is thinking about the best way to go about this,he thinks about the position that the couch needs to be in when it turns the corner.That piece of information then anchors his decision about how to orient the couch at the bottom of the stairs.What does this example illustrate

• A) working backward
• B) representing the problem in a novel way 
• C) removing unnecessary constraints
• D) the trial-and-error approach

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Capable of being transferred or assigned from one party to another, often used in the context of financial instruments.

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A fictional or imagined individual who does not exist in reality.

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Capable of being transferred or converted into goods, services, or money under terms agreeable to all parties involved.