Matthew is a brilliant student who seems rather arrogant about ...

[CharlieWard]

Matthew is a brilliant student who seems rather arrogant about his intelligence and academic success. He corrected a comment made by his English teacher in class yesterday. The teacher complimented him for his analytical thinking and provided information to support her comment. After class, Matthew told his buddy that the teacher was wrong. His buddy said, Well she gave you the source of her information. I don't think you have a leg to stand on. What specific problem solving attribute is Matthew demonstrating?
 
  a. Representativeness heuristic
  b. Functional fixedness
  c. Availability heuristic
  d. Belief perseverance

Question 2

In her small reading group, Mrs. Casey discussed new vocabulary words with the students. She explained that the new word dugout is used to describe a place in the hillside that was dug out by the pioneer family in the story and used for shelter. She asked students to draw a picture to represent the new vocabulary word dugout to help them remember the meaning. Which of the following students used divergent thinking to represent the word's meaning?
 
  a. Maria drew a hole in the side of a hill with tall grass growing on top.
  b. Julio drew a bearcurled upin a dugout at the side of a rocky mountain.
  c. Karmen drew a small opening in a hillside and put a door on it.
  d. Stan drew a cave in the side of a hill with trees growing around it.

[momolu]

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b