Question

Match each conceptual block with the situation that describes it.

expressive blocks
cultural blocks
perceptual blocks
environmental blocks
intellectual blocks
emotional blocks
Jane is unable to solve and complete a
task because of a blaring television that
is causing distractions.
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Dave is the mayor of his city. He is trying
to raise money to build a local hospital.
However, some of the residents are not
too keen on donating since they assume
that the mayor is corrupt.
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Alan is not familiar with the English
language, Though he has a viable
solution to a problem, he is unable to
communicate it.
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Scott is a CEO of a company who grew
up in a traditional conservative household
that believes women should be confined to
their homes and should not work. Hence
Scott rejects female candidates who apply
to work in his organization.
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Kyle has to meet his clients on a rooftop
restaurant to make an important
presentation. But since Kyle is scared
of heights he is unable to concentrate
on the presentation.
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Heidi has to complete a certain task
that her manager has given her.
But Heidi has not been trained to do
that task and does not know how
to use the software required for the task.
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Answer 1

Jane is unable to solve and complete a task because of a blaring television that is causing distractions- Environmental blocks

Dave is the major of his city. He is trying to raise money to build a local hospital. However, some of the residents are not too keen on donating since they assume that the mayor is corrupt- Perceptual blocks

Alan is not familiar with the English language. Though he has a viable solution to a problem, he is unable to communicate it- Expressive blocks

Scott is a CEO of a company who grew up in a traditional conservative household that believes women should be confined to their homes and should not work. Hence Scott rejects female candidates who apply to work in his organization- Cultural blocks

Kyle has to meet his clients on a rooftop restaurant to make an important presentation. But since Kyle is scared of height he is unable to concentrate on the presentation- Emotional blocks

Heidi has to complete a certain task that her manager has given her. But Heidi has not been trained to do that task and does not know how to use the software required for the task- Intellectual block

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Answer 2

• Expressive blocks - Alan is not familiar with the English language. Though he has a viable solution to a problem, he is unable to communicate it.

• Cultural blocks - Scott is a CEO of a company who grew up in a traditional conservative household that believes women should be confined to their homes and should not work. Hence Scott rejects female candidates who apply to work in his organization.

• Perceptual blocks - Dave is the mayor of his city. He is trying to raise money to build a local hospital. However, some of the residents are not too keen on donating since they assume that the mayor is corrupt.

• Environmental blocks - Jane is unable to solve and complete a task because of a blaring television that is causing distractions.

• Intellectual blocks - Heidi has to complete a certain task that her manager has given her. But Heidi has not been trained to do that task and does not know how to use the software required for the task

• Emotional blocks - Kyle has to meet his clients on a rooftop restaurant to make an important presentation. But since Kyle is scared of heights he is unable to concentrate on the presentation.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Expressive blocks - The inability to communicate your ideas to others, in either verbal or written form, can also block your progress.

• Cultural blocks - Acquired by exposure to a given set of cultural patterns.
• Perceptual blocks - Perceptual blocks are obstacles that prevent the problem solver from clearly perceiving either the problem itself or the information needed to solve it. Stereotyping is a type of perceptual block.
• Environmental blocks - Distractions (phones, easy intrusions) are environmental blocks that inhibit deep prolonged concentration.
• Intellectual blocks - occur as a result of inflexible or inadequate uses of problem solving strategies. Lacking the necessary intellectual skills to solve a problem is an intellectual block, as is a lack of information necessary to solve the problem.
• Emotional blocks - decrease the amount of freedom with which you explore and manipulate ideas, and they interfere with your ability to conceptualize fluently and flexibly. Emotional blocks also prevent you from communicating your ideas to others in a manner that will gain their approval.