Ms McDevitt's Class Has Learned How to Calculate the Area

question 65

Multiple Choice

Ms. McDevitt's class has learned how to calculate the area of a rectangle. Ms. McDevitt then asks Teresa how to calculate the area of a square. Which one of the following alternatives best describes the Gestalt perspective of how Teresa would solve this problem?

• A) She would engage in trial and error behavior, attempting one solution after another, until she eventually solved the problem.
• B) She would solve the problem on her own only after watching the teacher solve the problem.
• C) She would think about the problem for a while and, once she realized that a square was a kind of rectangle, be able to solve the problem.
• D) Through a process of shaping, with her teacher reinforcing her for appropriate responses, she would eventually solve the problem.

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