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Witnesses to the sniper attacks in Maryland and Virginia describe seeing a white work van in the vicinity of the incidents. These descriptions lead police, investigators, and citizens to try to solve the problem (i.e., find the killers) based on this information. Because the snipers actually drove a dark sedan, they are able to continue their terrible deeds longer. The people trying to solve the crime are operating under ____.
 
  a. a mental set
  b. analogical thinking
  c. functional fixedness
  d. neural networks

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Hannah knows her patient has muscle pain and suspects a strained muscle. She then asks the patient only about symptoms associated with a strained muscle and not about symptoms associated with other conditions involving muscle pain. Hannah is exhibiting ____.
 
  a. analogous thinking
  b. functional fixedness
  c. confirmation bias
  d. the anchoring heuristic


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
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Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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