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Darnetta took apart her alarm clock in an attempt to repair it, and now she has to put it back together. She forgot how the pieces were connected, so she tries fitting each piece with every other piece until she finds one that fits. Darnetta's approach to problem solving demonstrates ____.
 
  a. an algorithm
  b. a heuristic
  c. functional fixedness
  d. lack of intelligence

Question 2

Maria is trying to compute the velocity of a falling rock, using the appropriate formula. Maria is using ____ to solve this problem.
 
  a. informal reasoning
  b. syllogisms
  c. formal reasoning
  d. decomposition



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c



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