Metcalfe and Wiebe (1987)gave Participants Problems That Required Insightful Solutions

question 167

Multiple Choice

Metcalfe and Wiebe (1987) gave participants problems that required insightful solutions and problems that could be answered using incremental problem-solving techniques.While attempting to solve problems,they asked the participants to report if they felt they were getting closer to the answer,using a hot-cold scale.Reports that they were getting "warm" predicted the ability to solve:

• A)insight problems.
• B)noninsight problems.
• C)both insight and noninsight problems.
• D)neither insight nor noninsight problems.

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Definitions:

Nitrogen-Containing Base

One of the building blocks of DNA and RNA molecules, including adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine (in DNA) and uracil (in RNA), which are key to encoding genetic information.

Phosphate Group

A functional group consisting of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms, important in energy transfer and storage molecules like ATP.

Clone

Genetic copy of an organism.

Genetic Copy

A genetic copy refers to an organism or cell that has the exact same genetic makeup as another, essentially a synonym for a clone but often used in the context of molecular genetics.