From the text, the example of trying to find the distance between two flagpoles was an illustration ...

From the text, the example of trying to find the distance between two flagpoles was an illustration of:
 
  A) the use of practical mathematics in problem solving
  B) how patriotic beliefs interfere with problem solving
  C) the representation of a problem
  D) logic, reason, and the American way
  E) none of the above

Question 2

A g factor is:
 
  A) a generalization factor
  B) a general factor in intelligence
  C) a gremlin factor in factor analysis
  D) a measure of genius
  E) a goodness measure

Question 3

The information processing paradigm is useful in the study of intelligence because:
 
  A) cognitive processes and operations are sensitive to individual intellectual differences
  B) the study of intelligence is in desperate need for a unifying theory
  C) it is developmentally oriented
  D) we understand it completely
  E) the stages in information processing theory map nicely onto stages of intelligence

Question 4

Functional fixedness refers to the idea that:
 
  A) fixed objects are difficult to rotate mentally
  B) objects designed for solving problems are meant to be used in a particular way
  C) it is difficult to use an object in an unfamiliar way
  D) function follows form
  E) fixed impressions function best

Question 5

Means-end analysis solves problems by:
 
  A) determining what subgoals must be defined and solved
  B) Machiavellian theory
  C) the logical method
  D) all of the above
  E) none of the above