Which of the Following Impediments to Effective Problem Solving Is

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following impediments to effective problem solving is CORRECTLY matched with its definition?

• A) Functional fixedness-the tendency for old patterns of problem solving to persist
• B) Mental set-the tendency to think of an object only in terms of its customary use
• C) Confirmation bias-the tendency to favor existing hypotheses and to ignore evidence favoring alternatives
• D) Representative heuristic-involves judging the probability of an event on the basis of how easily the event can be recalled from memory.

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Definitions:

Unequal-variances Test

A statistical method used when comparing two groups or samples that are assumed to have different variances, to evaluate if their means are significantly different.

Independent Populations

Populations that are not related or affected by each other, allowing for assumptions of independence in statistical tests.

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups to determine if there is a significant difference between them.

Degrees of Freedom

The count of independent figures or measures that can be designated to a statistical distribution.