A Student Who Takes a Multiple-Choice Test by Reading the Stem

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Multiple Choice

A student who takes a multiple-choice test by reading the stem of each item,looking for key words,and generating a tentative response before looking at the responses.This helps the student narrow down the possible answers.This student is using

• A) a heuristic.
• B) a random search strategy.
• C) vicarious problem-solving.
• D) an algorithmic search strategy.

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