Ch. 8 Sec 2 Problem Solving

What is a characteristic of heuristics?

• They are always reliable

• They are guaranteed to work

• They are rules of thumb

• They are systematic searches

What is a disadvantage of heuristics?

• They are too slow

• They are not always reliable

• They are too complex

• They always require formulas

What is the main reason people use heuristics?

• They are always accurate

• They are faster than algorithms

• They are more complex

• They are systematic

What is a common use of algorithms?

• To make guesses

• To solve problems systematically

• To create shortcuts

• To avoid solutions

What is a benefit of using algorithms?

• They are always fast

• They always lead to a solution

• They are always simple

• They are always practical

What is the focus of means-end analysis?

• Random guessing

• Knowledge that a particular action will have a particular result

• Ignoring the outcomes

• Avoiding any specific results

What does the working backward technique involve?

• Ignoring the problem

• Breaking a problem down into parts and dealing with each part individually

• Solving the problem in one step

• Avoiding the problem entirely

Means-end analysis helps focus on what aspect of actions?

• Their unpredictability

• Their randomness

• Their specific results

• Their irrelevance

Which technique involves dealing with each part of a problem individually?

• Means-end analysis

• Working backward

• Random guessing

• Ignoring the problem

What is the main goal of means-end analysis?

• To create confusion

• To achieve specific results

• To avoid any outcomes

• To ignore the problem