William has been trying to solve a particularly thorny problem he is faced with. Every time he tries to solve the problem, he starts thinking about it and framing it in the same way that failed to lead to a solution before. William is having problems with which aspect of creative problem solving?

a. avoiding mental sets
b. generating alternatives
c. adopting a questioning attitude d. testing possible solutions
e. sleeping on it

a

Psychology

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Which of the following occurs whenever a person or animal forms a simple connection among various stimuli and/or responses?

a. associative learning b. insight learning c. vicarious learning d. cognitive learning

Psychology

The results from an independent-measures t hypothesis test are reported as "t(24) = 3.85, p< .01, two tailed.". The research study for this test used a total of 25 subjects

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology