Question

A political science professor attempts to facilitate her students' completion of a term paper assignment by requiring that they first submit a topic statement, then a list of references, then a draft of the introduction, and then, finally, the completed paper. The professor is encouraging her students to use the problem-solving strategy of ________.

a) forming subgoals
b) trial and error
c) using an analogy
d) working backwards

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Forming subgoals

Step-by-step explanation:

In problem-solving strategy, forming subgoals implies individuals do not aim at achieving a goal, solving a problem or completing a task at once but instead they focus on specific steps or subgoals that would lead them to the general goal. This type of strategy is the one promoted by the political science professor because she does not ask her students to complete the paper at once which is the main task or problem to be solved but allow them to go step by step or to form subgoals.