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.
Palade's use of the pulse-chase method to study protein secretion
DNA sequencing by the dideoxy method
Performing Venipuncture Using the Vacutainer Method
Your nose runs like a leaky faucet and turns beet red from constant wiping
Fracture and Repair of Bone Open (Compound)
Method for creating Roundup-Ready soybeans