A Political Science Professor Attempts to Facilitate Her Students' Completion

question 26

Multiple Choice

A political science professor attempts to facilitate her students' completion of a term paper assignment by requiring them to first submit a topic statement,then a list of references,then a draft of the introduction,and then,finally,the completed paper.The professor is encouraging her students to use the problem-solving strategy of ___.

• A) forming subgoals
• B) using an analogy
• C) working backward
• D) trial and error

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