An Algorithm Is a Rule of Thumb That Guides Problem

question 33

True/False

An algorithm is a rule of thumb that guides problem solving but does not guarantee an optimal solution.

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Definitions:

G. Stanley Hall

An influential American psychologist and educator best known for his work in developmental psychology and education.

Biological Maturation

The natural process by which organisms grow and develop, guided by genetic factors and largely independent of external influences.

Freud

Refers to Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Id, Ego, Superego

Components of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, with the id being instinctual desires, the ego the realistic mediator, and the superego the moral conscience.