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A step-by-step formula that guarantees the desired outcome is called:

AA schema
BAn algorithm
CA heuristic
DA prototype
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An algorithm
1. Problem solving strategies differ in whether they promise a correct result. 2. An algorithm is a problem-solving formula that provides you with step-by-step instructions. 3. Those instructions are used to achieve a desired outcome. 4. A heuristic is another type of problem solving strategy, and it offers no such guarantee. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 'Thinking and Intelligence', sections 7.1-7.5_
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