Author Question: Will is trying to repair a leaky faucet. He first uses the method he used on the last three leaky ... (Read 87 times)

javeds · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

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

Question 2

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the use of a personal theory as a child learns the concept spider?

a. Ian learns that spiders have eight legs, whereas insects have only six.
b. Rudy learns that spiders, along with scorpions and ticks, are members of the arachnid class.
c. Duc remembers how seriously ill his cousin became when she was bitten by a black widow spider.
d. Julian assumes that spiders must give birth to baby spiders, just as people give birth to baby people.