Site MapHelpFeedbackFill in the Blanks
Fill in the Blanks
(See related pages)

1

On-the-Go went to her travel agent and told her to book her a trip to someplace warm. Because she did not tell her agent how much she wanted to spend, who was going with her, when she wanted to go, what type of resort, and so on, On-the-Go presented her agent with a(n) .
2

In , a person must identify the existing relationships among the elements presented and then construct a new relationship among them.
3

Bea Novel decides she wants to change one of her bedrooms into a playroom for her children. This is an example of a(n) problem.
4

Probably the most frequently applied heuristic in problem solving is a(n) , which involves repeated tests for differences between the desired outcome and what currently exists.
5

is a sudden awareness of the relationships among various elements that had previously appeared to be unrelated.
6

When asked what a pair of pliers was, Heeza Dunce could only think of them as a grasping tool. He was unable to think of them as a door stop, a tooth extractor, or a murder weapon, although they could be used for any of those things. Heeza is demonstrating .
7

occurs when a problem solver favors initial hypotheses and ignores contradictory information that supports alternative hypotheses or solutions.
8

is the ability to produce responses based primarily on knowledge and logic.
9

A process that allows us to examine each part of a problem for new possibilities and approaches leading to novel solutions for the problem as a whole is called .







Understanding Psychology, 11eOnline Learning Center

Home > Chapter 8 > Module 24 > Fill in the Blanks