Amateur naturalists usually begin painfully identifying the birds, butterflies, mammals, or plants they find by mechanically searching through published field guides until they find the correct species name and description.These amateur naturalists are identifying through which type of problem-solving?
A) insight
B) rote
C) understanding
D) the use of heuristics

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Rote problem-solving involves the use of memorization and repetition to solve a problem, which describes the process of amateur naturalists searching through field guides until they find the correct species name and description. The other options do not fit the described process as well. Insight is characterized by sudden realization or understanding, understanding involves a deeper knowledge and comprehension of the subject, and the use of heuristics involves using shortcuts or rules of thumb to solve problems.

Amateur Naturalists Usually Begin Painfully Identifying the Birds, Butterflies, Mammals