Zelma Is Asked to Think of All the Words She

question 82

Multiple Choice

Zelma is asked to think of all the words she can,beginning with the letters "squ," such as squeak.She is then given a fill-in-the-blank task on which one of the items is "s _ _ o n g." Zelma keeps trying to make "squong" a word,and has trouble thinking of the common word strong.Zelma's ability to solve this problem has been hampered by:

• A) syllogistic reasoning.
• B) a mental set.
• C) the confirmation bias.
• D) the representativeness heuristic.

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Definitions:

Price Variance

The difference between the standard cost of a product or service and its actual cost, used in budgeting and financial analysis.

Quantity Variance

A measure used in budgeting and accounting to compare the actual quantity of materials or products used to the expected amount under standard costing.

Cost Variance

The difference between the expected cost of a project or production and the actual cost.

Price Variance

The difference between the actual price paid for something and its standard or expected cost.