David's Automotive Teacher Enters Him in a Troubleshooting Competition

question 87

Multiple Choice

David's automotive teacher enters him in a troubleshooting competition.He will be given a car that will not start and then has to find the problem and repair the car as quickly as possible.The day of the competition,David goes right to the car and tries to start it.When the engine turns over,but does not start up,his mind lights up with a list of potential problems and the diagnostic procedures to verify them.David is demonstrating _____.

• A)transductive interference
• B)hypothetical-deductive reasoning
• C)centration
• D)situational fixation

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Definitions:

Education

The process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, and habits through various methods such as teaching, training, and research.

Scientific Process

A systematic and empirical approach to research in which the researcher generates a hypothesis, collects data through observation and experimentation, and then analyses the data to draw conclusions.

Developing Theory

Refers to the ongoing process of creating, testing, and refining concepts and propositions that aim to explain phenomena within a certain field.

Observation

The process of monitoring or recording systematically selected behaviors, phenomena, or variables for the purpose of analysis.