Will Is Trying to Repair a Leaky Faucet

question 1

Multiple Choice

Will is trying to repair a leaky faucet. He first uses the method he used on the last three leaky faucets he repaired, but this approach doesn't work. Then he tries a technique he used several years ago, but this doesn't work either. Finally he remembers a method his mother taught him long ago, and this one stops the leak. Will's approach to the problem can probably best be understood from which of the following perspectives of problem solving?

• A) Stages of problem solving
• B) Trial-and-error
• C) The Gestalt notion of insight
• D) Response hierarchy

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