Why is extensive domain knowledge an asset in most problem-solving situations?
a) It permits more efficient encoding of the problem space
b) It improves one's ability to test possible solutions.
c) It makes solutions more obvious.
d) It allow a more flexible approach to the problem.
Question 2A clinical psychologist is studying schizophrenia symptoms among hospitalized inpatient clients. He randomly assigns schizophrenic patients to receive treatment or a wait-list control and afterward measures their severity of symptoms.
This is an example of a
a) quasi-experimental design
b) single-case design.
c) replication study.
d) case-study design.
Question 3We use memory not just for looking backward at past events, but also for looking forward, to anticipate and plan actions. This statement reflects the essence of
a) prospective memory
b) metamemory.
c) source monitoring.
d) propositional memory.
Question 4Which of the following statements explains the difference between recursive problem solving and generate and test problem solving?
a) Recursive problem solving applies one part of a solution multiple times; generate and test creates multiple options and tries each one once
b) Recursive problem solving is guaranteed to find a solution; generate and test may not find a solution.
c) Recursive problem solving is an algorithmic approach; generate and test is a heuristic approach.
d) Recursive problem solving can be easily replicated; generate and test is too random to replicate.
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